It is not goblins, monsters, or ghosts that scare me this Halloween. It is how easily we have accepted the abuse of language and less than factual information. When elected officials or appointed ones, print and media pundits, or ordinary people twist and turn language to further their opinions that is scary.
Some examples: the press and media are called "candidates" when they are not running for office; we say the economy is recovering when the economy consists of more than stocks, bonds and banks; when a health plan is considered an anathema to our way of life yet it could benefit people; when "Mission Accomplished" is proclaimed when the mission is in doubt; and finally when we say, guns don't kill people, but they do when people use them. That is scary.
All this abuse of language, and less than factual information sets up a mist greater than any real or imagined spider web that keeps clarity and understanding from us. That is more than scary. That is dangerous!
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