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Minnaar Treasury · 152w
Words are hypnotic and can be used for both good and evil. Some of the most heavily abused words that are used to manipulate people are "we", "they", "your", and "our". I call these "collective-sp...
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Some common examples are, "pay YOUR taxes" and "support OUR troops". Which have you come across?

Minnaar Treasury @Minnaar · 152w
Words are hypnotic and can be used for both good and evil. Some of the most heavily abused words that are used to manipulate people are "we", "they", "your", and "our". I call these "collective-speak" as they are used to subtly "rope you in" to another's agenda. When I hear Show more
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Domstr · 152w
Emotionally charged direct orders with humans basic needs work very well, which's been proven i.e. in 2020 and 2021. In UK: "stay SAFE", "stay HOME", "PROTECT the nhs", WE are in this TOGETHER (they doubled down on the "common goal" here)
Vacant · 152w
“Thank you for YOUR service” This one particularly grated on me because when I ‘served’ I was 17 years old and only joined the military because I barely escaped high school with no idea what else to do. My ‘service’ was completely self-service as was the ‘service’ of 90% of the peo...