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U.S. public health 'word ban' sparks outrage

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Ridiculous absolutely RIDICULOUS!

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What direction does the water swirl as the US goes down the bowl?

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Embarrassingly inaccurate description of what is happening at the CDC. Please, people, do some independent research and don’t treat everything that comes from this website as gospel truth.

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The cdc is yet another useless organization, I would elaborate further on why I believe that to be true but will refrain from doing so because of the times we are living in.

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@Sam

I did a little research and what little I did seems to have indicated this is true. If it is not please show me where to look (seriously...not trying to antagonize).

As the first two respondents said; The U.S. is going down the tubes. Banning words, speakers, etc. because someone's feelings may be hurt is nuts and sets a dangerous precedent.

This old guy has no use for "Newspeak"

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Once again the Trump strategy kicks in. Make some new authoritarian policy, then disparage the organization to be affected by it, so that the followers won't question the policy.

Surprisingly effective. I didn't realize there were that many low intelligence people out there who are ready to blindly believe what they are told without researching it.

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@Strangerland...count me as among the low intelligence crowd. I did a short bit of research and it appears this is true...not surprising for the U.S. these days

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Surprised they didn't ban the word "Disease" too....

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The Washington Post reported Friday that policy analysts were told at a meeting of the forbidden terms, which one analyst said also included "science-based," "evidence-based," "vulnerable" and "entitlement."

policy analysts? Gee, what does that mean? This is fake news.

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I don't know the complete background, but if you have to make budget proposals that will be decided ultimately by a bunch of pork-consuming, bible-thumping nutters, it might make sense to avoid rational terminology.

"In order to provide more opportunities to the most vulnerable in society in the form of health education and job training, we ask for $x million."

or

"In order to put the fear of God into the backsliders in our great nation by teaching God's rules for clean living and the salvation obtained through hard work and the power of prayer, we ask for $x million."

There may be times when it's more rational to appear irrational. After all, "He that is wounded in the stones, or has his privy member cut off, shall not enter into the congregation of the LORD." (Deuteronomy 23:1)

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Surprised they didn't ban the word "Disease" too...

Or democracy. Or science

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Tokyo-EngrToday  04:53 pm JST

As the first two respondents said; The U.S. is going down the tubes. Banning words, speakers, etc. because someone's feelings may be hurt is nuts and sets a dangerous precedent.

You're very right to say this is dangerous, even to imply it to be Orwellian.

I suspect however this has nothing to do with protecting anyone from having their feelings hurt. This is more consistent with the current administration's repeated attempts to destroy access to factual information that doesn't support its political agenda. Which is far more serious.

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If that doesn't work blame Obama and the blacks.

Apparently you can fix it with lots of rage on the internet.

priceless

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'budget related documents'. What would they be about, I wonder?

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It really is amazing what non-attack comments the mods will censor and what blatantly personal-attack comments they'll let through.

You are joking, right?

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You are joking, right?

Did you see a smiley face or lol?

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Did you see a smiley face or lol?

I just read it and chuckled.

Yes. It's called bringing logic and facts to bear.

What logic, one sided liberal logic?

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What logic, one sided liberal logic?

Logic is logic. You know, one of the things crazy, clearly corrupt conservatives are allergic to. The other being facts.

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bass4funk: "What logic?"

Plain old logic, my friend, the thing no Trump supporter has if he or she still supports Trump, and has to make up "alternative facts" (and coin a new word, so much so is the case).

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Logic is logic.

Yes, but logic is seen differently by liberals which is illogical.....half the time.

Plain old logic, my friend, the thing no Trump supporter has if he or she still supports Trump,

Huh?

and has to make up "alternative facts" (and coin a new word, so much so is the case)

You mean the way liberals do?

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bass4funk: "Huh?"

That's about the answer you get when pointing out Trump supporters don't understand logic.

"You mean the way liberals do?"

No, I mean the way Trump supporters do. Who coined the term, my friend, when talking about "record" numbers at Trump's inauguration? Here's Kelleyanne Conway, dumbest Republican woman since the Dolt in Alaska, "You're saying it's a falsehood and Sean Spicer, our press secretary, gave alternative facts to that."

Nice try with the schoolyard-sandbox retorts, though. Surprised you had no "LOL"s thrown in there.

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That's about the answer you get when pointing out Trump supporters don't understand logic. 

No, we do, but it seems like liberals want to force people into thinking that they way is always the right way, I say to that, hilarious.

"You mean the way liberals do?"

No, I mean the way Trump supporters do/ Who coined the term, my friend, when talking about "record" numbers at Trump's inauguration? Here's Kelleyanne Conway, dumbest Republican woman since the Dolt in Alaska,

She makes more money that you, she's in the WH, you and I can't get it, now that's smart! Well so much for smarts and that lame argument Smith.

"You're saying it's a falsehood and Sean Spicer, our press secretary, gave alternative facts to that."

Not as bad as Josh Earnest, the spin meister.

Nice try with the schoolyard-sandbox retorts, though. Surprised you had no "LOL"s thrown in there.

Schoolyard? More like backed into the corner again. LOL

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Just out of interest, how would these words be used within a CDC Budget document anyway ?

"fetus," "diversity" and "transgender"

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No, we do, but it seems like liberals want to force people into thinking that they way is always the right way, I say to that, hilarious

People that adhere to logic and facts do want others to think like they do because it's the only intellectually honest way to think.

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She makes more money that you, she's in the WH, you and I can't get it, now that's smart! Well so much for smarts and that lame argument Smith

Being rich has nothing to do with intelligence. Just look at Trump.

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I hear the word 'truth' will be banned too! What next, 'round earth'?!

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"Listen. Understand. [Trump supporters are out there]. [They] can't be reasoned with, [they] can't be bargained with...[they don't] feel remorse or fear [for their failure at logic and common sense]...and [they] absolutely will not stop.Ever. Until we are [brain] dead."

Now you know how we felt for the last 8 years.

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The new era of rightist PC. When rightists hear those words I'm sure they run to their safe rooms where they can feel secure holding their warm attack guns.

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"Listen. Understand. [Trump supporters are out there]. [They] can't be reasoned with, [they] can't be bargained with...[they don't] feel remorse or fear [for their failure at logic and common sense]...and [they] absolutely will not stop.Ever. Until we are [brain] dead."

A little bit of the old "us and them" eh?

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