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* "bias" now means "anything described by the opposing viewpoint that conflicts with the viewer's viewpoint" whereas it used to mean "described to fit a specific viewpoint".
 
* "bias" now means "anything described by the opposing viewpoint that conflicts with the viewer's viewpoint" whereas it used to mean "described to fit a specific viewpoint".
 
* "civil rights" used to refer to ensuring equality between the races, but now, to organizations like the [[ACLU]], it involves ridiculous causes like promotion of the [[gay agenda]] and pro-abortion rights
 
* "civil rights" used to refer to ensuring equality between the races, but now, to organizations like the [[ACLU]], it involves ridiculous causes like promotion of the [[gay agenda]] and pro-abortion rights
* "gay" once meant "noble, good", then "carefree and happy", and has taken on the meanings of dissolute, promiscuous; frivolous, hedonistic (16th century), as "homosexual" as of the 1920s, and "Foolish, stupid, socially inappropriate or disapproved of" as of the 1970s. <ref>OED</ref>
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* "gay" once meant "noble, good", then "carefree and happy", and has taken on the meanings of dissolute, promiscuous; frivolous, hedonistic (16th century), as "homosexual" as of the 1920s, and "Foolish, stupid, socially inappropriate or disapproved of" as of the 1970s.<ref>OED</ref>
 
* Several terms meaning "weak", "weak-willed", or "[[effeminate]] male", including the word "faggot", are now proclaimed "offensive" by practitioners of the [[homosexual agenda]].
 
* Several terms meaning "weak", "weak-willed", or "[[effeminate]] male", including the word "faggot", are now proclaimed "offensive" by practitioners of the [[homosexual agenda]].
 
* "nice" once meant "foolish, silly, simple", and then later "exact, pedantic" rather than its current meaning of "pleasant"
 
* "nice" once meant "foolish, silly, simple", and then later "exact, pedantic" rather than its current meaning of "pleasant"
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* "Pride" originally referred to having a lofty view of one self or one's own, and is one of the Seven Deadly Sins.  Now, it is used by homosexuals to refer to their love of their own views (gay pride parades).
 
* "Pride" originally referred to having a lofty view of one self or one's own, and is one of the Seven Deadly Sins.  Now, it is used by homosexuals to refer to their love of their own views (gay pride parades).
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Devolution of language also applies to [[vocabulary]] in general.  Low [[literacy]] levels fostered by liberal education systems reduce readers' ability to comprehend words commonly found in [[literature]] but not used in unintellectual entertainment and media.  One report stated that the average 14-year-old's vocabulary has decreased 60% since 1945, roughly coinciding with the dominance of liberal [[public school|public schooling]].<ref>Decline from 25,000 to 10,000.  ''Utne Reader'' (July-August 2000), 28-9.</ref>
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Devolution of language also applies to [[vocabulary]] in general.  Low [[literacy]] levels fostered by liberal education systems reduce readers' ability to comprehend words commonly found in [[literature]] but not used in unintellectual entertainment and media.  One report stated that the average 14-year-old's vocabulary has decreased 60% since 1945, roughly coinciding with the dominance of liberal [[public school]]ing.<ref>Decline from 25,000 to 10,000.  ''Utne Reader'' (July–August 2000), 28-9.</ref>
    
== See also ==
 
== See also ==
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