Political mumbo-jumbo
<p><span word="Reader">Reader</span> <span word="question">question</span>:</p><p><span word="Please">Please</span> <span word="explain">explain</span> “<span word="mumbo">mumbo</span>-<span word="jumbo">jumbo</span>” <span word="in">in</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="sentence">sentence</span>: “<span word="Ever">Ever</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="confused">confused</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="political">political</span> <span word="mumbo">mumbo</span>-<span word="jumbo">jumbo</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="media">media</span> <span word="today">today</span>?”</p><p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="comments">comments</span>:</p><p><span word="Have">Have</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="ever">ever</span> <span word="got">got</span> <span word="confused">confused</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="political">political</span> <span word="mumbo">mumbo</span>-<span word="jumbo">jumbo</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="media">media</span> <span word="today">today</span>?</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="answer">answer</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="yes">yes</span>, <span word="of">of</span> <span word="course">course</span>, <span word="when">when</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="understand">understand</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="political">political</span> <span word="mumbo">mumbo</span>-<span word="jumbo">jumbo</span> <span word="is">is</span>.</p><p><span word="So">So</span>, <span word="what">what</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="political">political</span> <span word="mumbo">mumbo</span>-<span word="jumbo">jumbo</span>?</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="word">word</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="officialese">officialese</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="official">official</span> <span word="language">language</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="simply">simply</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="politician">politician</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="speech">speech</span>, <span word="any">any</span> <span word="speech">speech</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="best">best</span> <span word="politicians">politicians</span>, <span word="to">to</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="words">words</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="best">best</span> <span word="critics">critics</span>, <span word="can">can</span> <span word="speak">speak</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="hours">hours</span> <span word="without">without</span> <span word="saying">saying</span> <span word="anything">anything</span>. <span word="That">That</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="nailing">nailing</span> <span word="it">it</span>. <span word="A">A</span> <span word="politician">politician</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="speech">speech</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="full">full</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="jargons">jargons</span>, <span word="euphemisms">euphemisms</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="empty">empty</span> <span word="talk">talk</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="afterwards">afterwards</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="remember">remember</span> <span word="nothing">nothing</span>.</p><p><span word="That">That</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="right">right</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="that">that</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="mumbo">mumbo</span>-<span word="jumbo">jumbo</span> <span word="does">does</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="you">you</span>.</p><p><span word="You">You</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="view">view</span> <span word="mumbo">mumbo</span>-<span word="jumbo">jumbo</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="variation">variation</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="mumble">mumble</span>-<span word="jumble">jumble</span>. <span word="To">To</span> <span word="mumble">mumble</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="see">see</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="try">try</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="sounds">sounds</span> <span word="while">while</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="chewing">chewing</span> <span word="food">food</span>. <span word="Jumble">Jumble</span>, <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="hand">hand</span>, <span word="means">means</span> <span word="mixture">mixture</span>. <span word="When">When</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="words">words</span> <span word="bundled">bundled</span> <span word="together">together</span>, <span word="it">it</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="easy">easy</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="guess">guess</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="meaning">meaning</span>.</p><p><span word="Yes">Yes</span>, <span word="mumble">mumble</span>-<span word="jumble">jumble</span> <span word="refers">refers</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="unintelligible">unintelligible</span> <span word="sounds">sounds</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="though">though</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="mouthful">mouthful</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="food">food</span>.</p><p><span word="Political">Political</span> <span word="mumble">mumble</span>-<span word="jumble">jumble</span>, <span word="then">then</span>, <span word="refers">refers</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="seasoned">seasoned</span> <span word="politician">politician</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="empty">empty</span> <span word="talk">talk</span>.</p><p><span word="A">A</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="politician">politician</span>, <span word="we">we</span> <span word="understand">understand</span>, <span word="will">will</span> <span word="beat">beat</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bush">bush</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="hours">hours</span> <span word="without">without</span> <span word="coming">coming</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="near">near</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="point">point</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="words">words</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="talk">talk</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="anything">anything</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="real">real</span> <span word="issue">issue</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="eventually">eventually</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="address">address</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="issue">issue</span>, <span word="their">their</span> <span word="language">language</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="full">full</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="jargon">jargon</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="platitudes">platitudes</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="become">become</span> <span word="empty">empty</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="confusing">confusing</span>.</p>
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