Meaning of peacespeak | Babel Free

Definitions

The jargon of pacifism and anti-war discourse.

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Examples

“[…] the chief purpose of our armed forces would be not to "win wars" but to "avert wars," our leaders would be talking to us in "peacespeak," not "nukespeak," […]”

“At the same time, we must not be uncritical of 'peacespeak' which sometimes glosses over the stark realities of painful choices in a fallen world.”

“But love-bombing, the Unionists couldn't handle. The long arm of 'friendship' is much more insidious. Irish nationalism takes many forms and peacespeak is just one of them.”

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