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  • Reddfugee42@lemmy.worldtoMemes@lemmy.mlHave some civility.
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    15 hours ago

    The topic is who doesn’t have a chance to win an election period you keep trying over and over and over and over and over again to change the topic but I won’t let you.

    The topic is who doesn’t have a chance to win an election.

    Someone who gets the most votes doesn’t really fall in that category no matter how many times you try to change the topic.












  • You’re right that language shapes perception, and the AP’s choices aren’t always neutral in the deeper political sense—but that doesn’t mean they’re actively pushing a hidden agenda. Terms like “natural gas” are imperfect, but they’re also standard in global usage, which the AP adopts for clarity and consistency. That can reinforce industry framing, sure, but it’s more about convention and accessibility than intentional deception. There’s a difference between institutional conservatism and narrative manipulation.

    On the Palestine issue, the AP’s guidance reflects international diplomatic norms rather than a deliberate erasure. It’s not that they ban discussion of Palestine—they just limit the formal use of the term to contexts where it’s internationally recognized. You can argue that this maintains the status quo, but it’s a move to avoid editorializing in contested geopolitical spaces. These aren’t clean or value-free decisions, but they’re also not propaganda—in other words, what has already been said: they’d rather tick off everyone in all directions than look like they’re picking a side.

    Looks like it’s working.