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The Rebranding of Cultural Terms and Suppression of Criticism
A recurring theme involves the semantic evolution of terms like "woke," "social justice," "political correctness," and "progressive." These words are constantly redefined, often cast as pejoratives to suppress honest critique. This wordplay strategy aims to make meaningful discussion impossible, boxing critics into a catch-22 where they cannot openly oppose what becomes an amorphous, undefinable "wokeness."
Industry insiders observe that this linguistic manipulation is designed to silence dissent and control public discourse, especially among younger audiences increasingly targeted through video games, which represent a prime battleground for ideological indoctrination.