Ted Cruz Needs a Dictionary

I’ve been saying this for years — Republicans are like Vizzini, the words they use do not mean what they think they mean.

Writes Steve Benen at MSNBC: “Look, there’s no reason for ‘socialism’ to serve as a synonym for ‘stuff Republicans don’t like.’ It’s an actual word with a fairly specific meaning, involving public ownership of the means of production. And it in no way reflects the Obama era.”

And I doubt that sending dictionaries with the word underlined to the House and Senate GOP would accomplish much. I’ve seen friends on Facebook use the word “socialism” as Benen describes, as a synonym for stuff they don’t like, and when they’re called on it, they admit that they’re using the word incorrectly and incoherently… and then go right on using it as they have.

Published by Allyn

A writer, editor, journalist, sometimes coder, occasional historian, and all-around scholar, Allyn Gibson is the writer for Diamond Comic Distributors' monthly PREVIEWS catalog, used by comic book shops and throughout the comics industry, and the editor for its monthly order forms. In his over ten years in the industry, Allyn has interviewed comics creators and pop culture celebrities, covered conventions, analyzed industry revenue trends, and written copy for comics, toys, and other pop culture merchandise. Allyn is also known for his short fiction (including the Star Trek story "Make-Believe,"the Doctor Who short story "The Spindle of Necessity," and the ReDeus story "The Ginger Kid"). Allyn has been blogging regularly with WordPress since 2004.

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