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    Current Affaisrs - The Dictionary of Capitalism Archived Message

    Posted by johnhol on December 22, 2019, 2:55 pm

    Extracts:

    corporation /kɔːpəˈreɪʃ(ən/ n. a collectivist enterprise in which all power is vested in a small number of central planning bureaucrats at the top and the individual must surrender their autonomy to serve the interests of the planning authority.

    education /ɛdjʊˈkeɪʃ(ən/ n. the process of being filtered for employment based on one’s pliability and deference.
    employment /ɪmˈplɔɪm(ənt/ n. being granted permission to continue living in exchange for an adjustable daily quantity of toil.

    genocide /ˈdʒɛnəsʌɪd/ n. something white people fear will happen to them; all other uses are disputed.
    health insurance board of directors /hɛlθ ɪnˈʃʊər(əns bɔːd (əv dʌɪˈrɛktəs/ n. death panel.
    homeless person /ˈhəʊmlɪs ˈpəːs(ən/ n. a person we are choosing not to house in any of the X million properties currently empty.
    journalist /ˈdʒəːn(əlɪst/ n. a transcriptionist used by anonymous state officials to nudge public opinion in an appropriate direction.
    landlord /ˈlan(d)lɔːd/ n. precisely what it sounds like: The feudal ruler of a plot of land, entitled to extract wealth from all inhabitants.


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    https://www.currentaffairs.org/2019/11/the-dictionary-of-capitalism

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