Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/12/22

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Subject: Re: [Leica] OT "Newspeak"
From: Luc Bourgeois <luc@forcemajeure.qc.ca>
Date: Mon, 22 Dec 2003 15:34:34 -0500

I think the term 'homeland' means the continental USA, where an attack 
on the US could happen elsewhere too.

On Lundi, décembre 22, 2003, at 06:56  AM, Daniel Ridings wrote:

> Sheesh ... I heard a press conference earlier where the phrase "attacks
> against the homeland" turned up. I thought "what the ...". Surely he 
> means
> "attacks against the country."
>
> Then I realized that progress has been made. The ultimate in PC 
> (political
> correctness). Now of course, the fascists would like to refer to 
> "attacks
> against the fatherland" but that won't work. That's not correct 
> because of
> a gender bias. "Homeland", that'll do it. Man PC has really made an
> impression. :)
>
> Daniel Ridings
>
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