News outlet USA Today has managed to personify the term 'Orwellian' in its profoundly condescending writeup scolding readers for "using the term 'Orwellian' wrong." Published on Monday, the piece goes to great lengths to shame those insecure about their vocabulary by suggesting the term "Orwellian" can only be used correctly by liberals.
"Chances are, you've seen George Orwell's name thrown around a lot in the past week on social media, either by conservatives invoking his name with sincerity or by liberals poking fun at conservatives for its misuse..."The article starts, smirkingly laying the groundwork for canceling out all usage of the term by those on the Right.
But the examples it holds up to mock - presidential scion Donald Trump Jr.'s complaint about the disappearance of his father's Twitter account and Missouri Senator Josh Hawley's blaming the "woke mob" for the cancellation of his book contract - are not as wide of the mark as the thought police at USA Today would have us believe.
Comment: A new avenue for free speech under a crushing and coordinated attempt to squelch it at all costs. Let's see what other paths towards countering the Dem's information warfare may be found...