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NE - Naked Emperor Newsletter's avatar

How about ill or sick? Previously, well you know what they meant. Now, it means you've tested yourself, you have no symptoms but there are two lines on a bit of plastic which will go into landfill.

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Arielle's avatar

Top 5: 1) "science", 2) "immunity", 3) "vaccine", 4) "misinformation", 5) "experts"

Plus some a few others I feel are worth mentioning: "Data", "EUA", "Guidance", "two", and "weeks"

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Tired old grey mare's avatar

Public health

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KatLee's avatar

So many to choose.

Insurrection

Science

Gender

Racism/ist

Voting rights

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Shawn Freeman's avatar

Excellent. A few off the top of my head that could qualify:

God, President, Recession , Foreign Aid, Suicide, Elites, Healthcare, Reproductive rights, FBI, CIA, DOJ, work, non-essential, anti-science , Build Back Better , sustainable, Climate Change, Free Speech, Borders, Saving the Planet, good plastics, bad plastics, rising ocean levels, migrant, undocumented alien, criminal, Judge, Affirmative Action, Diversity, For the greater good, hot dogs, pizza, handkerchiefs, polls, predictions, domestic terrorist - the list is endless.

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Delehe's avatar

This is hard, I would pick most words. lol Informed Consent, Science, Misinformation, Inclusive, Peaceful. Extra; Rioting & Boys/Girls.

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Shelley McCrory's avatar

WOW. Control the language, control the game.

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Truffle snuffle's avatar

Perhaps charity now mostly either an arm of government or private tax vehicle.

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CCCCCC's avatar

1) science 2) man/woman 3) racist 4) violence 5) fact checker

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Dapo Olaopa's avatar

"Problematic" should be on that list too

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The Great Resist's avatar

So many to choose from!

1-science (or more properly, “The Science”)

2-misinformation

3-vaccine (aka vaxxxine)

4-hate speech

5-domestic terrorist

Honorable mention: peaceful

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Chris LaFontaine's avatar

Thank you, thank you for compiling this list. You have saved me countless hours :)

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Chris LaFontaine's avatar

Thank you, thank you for compiling this list. You have saved me countless hours :)

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Stoichastic's avatar

I vote to add, "like".

Like.

Ya know?

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joeepopp's avatar

Marriage

Truth

Life

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JoBLe's avatar

1) Racism 2) Man/woman 3) Case 4) Expert 5) Oppression

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