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Learning to translate liberal policies (hexbear.net)
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[–] RedWizard@hexbear.net 10 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Here's another one for you!

Statement: "We're going to expand coverage through a public private partnership, to better serve our communities!"

Translation: "We will divert an endless stream of public funds into an unaccountable private sector, for profit, black box, fueling the demands for infinite growth and austerity, which will better serve our community of investors who helped write this bill."

OR here is a real life example:

Statement:

"The first thing I’d do as president is sign the Freedom of Choice Act."
— Obama, July 17th, 2007, Speech to the Planned Parenthood Action Fund.

Translation:

"Now, the Freedom of Choice Act is not my highest legislative priority. I believe that women should have the right to choose, but I think that the most important thing we can do to tamp down some of the anger surrounding this issue is to focus on those areas that we can agree on. And that’s where I’m going to focus."
— Obama, April 29th, 2009, First 100 Days news conference.