Current Affaisrs - The Dictionary of CapitalismArchived 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.