The Homegrown Terrorism Prevention Act: A Tutorial in Orwellian Newspeak
by Robert Weitzel
“Political language has to consist largely of euphemisms . . . and sheer cloudy vagueness.â€
- George Orwell -
H.R 1955: the Violent Radicalization and Homegrown Terrorism Prevention Act of 2007 recently passed by the House—a companion bill is in the Senate—is barely one sentence old before its Orwellian moment:
It begins, “AN ACT – To prevent homegrown terrorism, and for other purposes.†(more…)