Having a word for something makes it easier to remember & discuss. The word "Brexit" is in a million headlines because it conveniently signifies. But we don't have an agreed upon term for Merkel's Migrant Mistake, so pundits tend to overlook its vast influence on Brexit & Trump. https://twitter.com/lhtach/status/997233918049910784 …
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There is no agreed upon English term conveniently denoting Chancellor Merkel's decision in late summer 2015 to admit a million purported refugees. So, it's harder to remember that event & its influence on the easy-to-remember events of Brexit & Trump, which have their own terms.
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“Doublethink” is another Orwell contribution. It’s the ability to hold 2 contradictory, mutually exclusive beliefs in the mind. Like “don’t have babies b/c population growth is bad for our environment” and “we need more unskilled mass immigration b/c reasons”
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