Government-to-English Dictionary
Let's put together a list of the obscure, misleading and downright confusing words and expressions used by our government.
Please include the word or expression, the context and the definition if it is known!
Please include the word or expression, the context and the definition if it is known!
DEFINITION: "F**k you. You're not getting any more information."
PHRASE: "It depends on what the meaning of the word 'is' is."
DEFINITION: "I did it."
PHRASE: "You didn't build that."
DEFINITION: "You didn't build that." (Yep. He meant it.)
Definition 2: We're going to share it..
Inequality -- I'm special and deserve more
Patriotism -- Trust your leaders
Respect for the Office -- I can get away with anything
What have you got to Hide -- You have no rights
Apprehend and Arrest -- Kill with prejudice
The News -- Propaganda
Education -- Indoctrination
Public Servant -- I'm better than you
Climate Change -- Control of Masses
Consensus -- I like what you say
Voluntary -- You go to prison if you don't, or I ruin your life and may kill you
Public Service -- License to steal from you and get rich
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy -- Brain washing
I could go on with this all day long, but this is enough for now. Good post.
Veteran or Constitutionalist -- Terrorist
One ID -- Citizen Travel Papers (Heil)
History -- What the Gov't Wished had Happened
Traffic Cop -- Revenue Generator
Judge -- Revenue Enforcer
Dangerous Weapon -- Anything a Citizen Has
K9 -- Trained to Bark on Signal/Probable Cause
Immigration Checkpoint -- We're Your Masters
TSA -- We Don't Trust You
Social Justice -- You've Done too Well in Life
Political Correctness -- We Own Language
1st Amendment Zone -- We Don't Want to Hear You
Gun Free Zone -- Target Practice
Drug Free Zone -- Free Samples
Sex Education -- Intro to Sexual Perversions
President -- Talking Head
Governor/Mayor -- See President
Dept of Child Safety -- We Own Your Children
Enough for now. I'm depressing myself.
stop-and-frisk = racist pig harassment of minority members
-- j
racist -- white guy
Republican - Racist
Racist - White guy
White guy - Racist
Racist - Conservative
Conservative - Racist
Etc., Etc., Etc.
you can keep your doctor, plan, etc. = the elites will decide what you get
-- j
death panel = death panel, by whatever name
-- j
DEFINITION: zero accountability
DEFINITION: I hate anybody who works hard and is successful and I'm going to screw them over any way I can.
hard and is successful, because I can steal from
you and give it to my friends/voters/family. -- j
Definition: Nobody matters but me. The rest of you are only here to serve me.
President Jimmy Carter
President Carter ordered an immediate mission to be flown from aircraft carriers to the Iranian dessert to rescue the 52 hostages who were captured when the US Embasy in Teheran was overrun. The helicopters used we're not fitted for dessert work, nor did they have any FLIR gear for night operations. The results were predictable; the loss of all aircraft and infinitely worse, the lives of all of the GIs.
President Carter, announcing the mission the next day, called it an 'incomplete success". The rest of us viewed it as a gut wrenching, stomach churning, unnecessary, I-think-I'm-gonna-puke unmitigated disaster.
To this day, Mr Carter still can't fathom why he didn't win re-election.
Go figure.
According to Merriam-Webster, this is a noun meaning the act of keeping a person or group apart from any other persons or groups.
The sequestration of a jury is to keep that group apart until a verdict has been reached.
How in the world does that translate into Governmentspeak meaning, "we're not going to give you any money to pay the bills until you pass the law that we want"? Further, why does that mean that we're not going to cut our pay or bennies, but rather we're going to cut the things that We, The People, need to survive?
zero-interest union-pension-fund stock marker antics. -- j
Def: pay or be arrested.
I'm going to tax the hell out of the rich and give to the poor
"I'm going to lie to you so many times that you will see through me every time I move my lips. But don't cross that red line to criticize me. One of my sheeple flakes will call you a racist. Have a nice day and, oh, if you want to keep your freedom, you can."
freedom = you're free to do what we want, when we want it
-- j
Funny. They don't seem to mind toll roads or express lanes for faster travel for those willing to pay.
"Neutrality" once meant no government involvement. It has been coopted and turned on its head to mean government regulation limiting the rich (the largest operators).
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Definition: We don't know, you won't know and nobody ever will know so just pass the f...ker.
Net Neutrality-nothing neutral about it
America Invents Act-america invents "NOT"
PATRIOT act-that one bit you in the butt
Social security "trust" fund-no trust, no fund no time left
Inter-state passports-yea-you were all about nabbing illegals. last laugh on you with your Hitler-era papers across state lines
Net Neutrality = Net Nationalization
NSA = no sense administration
war = nationbuilding, with casualties;;; no end in sight
comprehensive immigration = open border
"clean bill" = what WE want
compromise = 2/3 of what WE want
this could never end! -- j
-all children left behind on purpose
equals "No child allowed to get ahead"
Social Equality - equal rights, not equal responsibility.
Population Density - Herding citizens into small controllable areas.
Smart Growth - No growth, only endless red tape preventing it.
Terrorist - Applies only to conservative US citizens.
Racist - Can only be white
Freedom of Religion - For Muslims only
National security: the blanket excuse to tell us nothing.
National security interest: Any and every excuse to allow us to demonize, destabilize, invade, overthrow, occupy, impoverish and destroy any country anywhere, and for any length of time.
Meaning: "We will tax the sh*% outta you to pay for all our cronies, corruption, greed and stupidity.
Meaning- I lied and you figured it out before I had another one ready.
Sounds pretty benign, doesn't it? In English it means to lower interest rates or increase interest rates by injecting more cash or removing cash from circulation. Either one is not good news for consumers in general...there are serious drawbacks to both.
Ah, yes...the Federal Reserve.
The Fed's dual mandate included studying the economy in order to strive to maintain stability. It has morphed into an instrument of political policy. That's OK I guess, except for the fact that the pols who are pulling the strings don't understand economics...they understand getting and staying elected. Effectively, when you hear of some politician "going after Wall Street", he/she is mouthing empty phrases. One only has to understand the economic theory du jour, at this point it's the followers of John Maynard Keynes. So if you're an huge multi-national you don't need insider information. All you need is some genius from Wharton who understands the theory that is in vogue but doesn't believe in it. So effective the system can be legally gamed by the companies that can afford high six figure analysts.
Central planning has never worked. Let me repeat that, because it bears repeating...central planning has never, ever worked. But that little fact doesn't seem to deter anyone in power from trying.
When you hear the words, "This time it's different!", watch out.
Sharpton - A Race Baiter ;
Pelosi - Faceless ;
Boxer - Someone who thinks they Outrank a 4-star General ;
Clinton - Privileged, law doesn't apply to them ;
United Nations - Spends US money to be used against the US ;
Phrase: "You have to pass the bill to see whats in it."
Meaning: "Go away and let us send the nation down the drain without you questioning and objecting."
God, this just keeps going on, rather illuminating and as usual, discouraging.
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