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Frank Luntz did more than anyone to damage our language. He was the chief architect of weaponizing words, including infamous terms like “death tax” aka inheritance taxes so non-wealthy people would support tax cuts—thereby ensuring the wealthy can become America’s own aristocrats. And that is just one example.

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Adding my 2 cents (CDN), the issue most at hand is the hour of your life you will never get back responding to Mr Stephens. I learned a while ago that Mr Stephen's arguments are quite selective when facts are involved. you think he was a right leaning or something.

Regarding the reclaiming of words, Canadian political flavours (spelt the correct way) are Liberal, Conservative and New Democratic. (Here's one for you, the conservatives used to be called the progressive conservative party, talk about political schizophrenia, like ordering diet french fries!))

Thanks reading my penny and a half (US) worth of commentary.

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