In the future, in place of “search and destroy,” substitute the phrase “sweep and clear.” Got it? — Full Metal Jacket

They’re not illegal aliens, they’re undocumented immigrants.  It’s not police brutality and harassment, it’s an aggressive response to someone resisting arrest.  It’s not a wholesale attempt by the government to control what a consenting adult uses to change their mood or how they feel, its a War on Drugs.   It’s not a rifle, it’s an assault weapon.  I’m not a concerned citizen who believes that things have gotten out of hand and that we should use every legal method we can to right the ship of state, I’m a potential domestic terrorist.

Words matter, especially when being used to influence the attitudes of the masses.  Yeah, those who use guns know that “assault weapon” and “high capacity magazines” are buzzwords.  The same goes for “limited operations”, “budget cuts”, and “government reform”.  All of these things are misleading ways of saying “we are going to screw the greatest number of you possible with the smallest number of you realizing it.”  But does the average citizen watching the 6 o’clock news know that?  We have to take back the language if we are to make any headway in taking back our country.