{"id":118324,"date":"2022-02-09T18:30:00","date_gmt":"2022-02-10T00:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jbs.org\/?p=118324"},"modified":"2022-02-02T11:18:15","modified_gmt":"2022-02-02T17:18:15","slug":"leftist-semantic-agenda-activate-america","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jbs.org\/audio\/leftist-semantic-agenda-activate-america\/","title":{"rendered":"Leftist Semantic Agenda | Activate America"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_4338\"><!--[if lt IE 9]><script>document.createElement('audio');<\/script><![endif]-->\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-118324-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/jbs_activate_america\/jbs.org\/assets\/podcast\/aa\/activate-america-220209-Leftist-Semantic-Agenda.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/jbs_activate_america\/jbs.org\/assets\/podcast\/aa\/activate-america-220209-Leftist-Semantic-Agenda.mp3\">https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/jbs_activate_america\/jbs.org\/assets\/podcast\/aa\/activate-america-220209-Leftist-Semantic-Agenda.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\" style=\"margin-bottom: 1px !important;\">Podcast: <a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/jbs_activate_america\/jbs.org\/assets\/podcast\/aa\/activate-america-220209-Leftist-Semantic-Agenda.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/jbs.org\/?powerpress_pinw=118324-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/jbs_activate_america\/jbs.org\/assets\/podcast\/aa\/activate-america-220209-Leftist-Semantic-Agenda.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"activate-america-220209-Leftist-Semantic-Agenda.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p><p>Semantics or the words you choose, have very specific meanings.&nbsp; One example is how the Media uses \u201cLocal Police\u201d and \u201cLaw Enforcement\u201d interchangeably.&nbsp; Even though they seem similar, they are very different.&nbsp;<\/p><p>Another example of semantics is the Bill of Rights.&nbsp; When the Founding Fathers created the Bill of Rights, they were very specific in their meaning.&nbsp; Now there are those that want to change the wording of the Bill of Rights to suit their own goals.<\/p><p>Today, Arthur R. Thompson will illustrate how semantics in these two examples could cause dire consequences.<\/p><p>Action Items:<\/p><ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Like and share this video with others.<\/li><li>Learn more about our action project, \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/jbs.org\/sylp\/\">Support Your Local Police and Keep Them Independent<\/a>\u201d.\u00a0 <\/li><li>What\u2019s wrong with a <a href=\"https:\/\/jbs.org\/concon\/\">Constitutional Convention<\/a>?\u00a0 <\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/jbs.org\/join\/\">Apply for JBS membership<\/a> and get involved.<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/jbs.org\/alerts\/\">Sign up for Legislative Action Alerts <\/a>or text JBS to 800-527-8721<\/li><\/ol>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_4339\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-118324-2\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/jbs_activate_america\/jbs.org\/assets\/podcast\/aa\/activate-america-220209-Leftist-Semantic-Agenda.mp3?_=2\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/jbs_activate_america\/jbs.org\/assets\/podcast\/aa\/activate-america-220209-Leftist-Semantic-Agenda.mp3\">https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/jbs_activate_america\/jbs.org\/assets\/podcast\/aa\/activate-america-220209-Leftist-Semantic-Agenda.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\" style=\"margin-bottom: 1px !important;\">Podcast: <a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/jbs_activate_america\/jbs.org\/assets\/podcast\/aa\/activate-america-220209-Leftist-Semantic-Agenda.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/jbs.org\/?powerpress_pinw=118324-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/jbs_activate_america\/jbs.org\/assets\/podcast\/aa\/activate-america-220209-Leftist-Semantic-Agenda.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"activate-america-220209-Leftist-Semantic-Agenda.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p><p>Semantics or the words you choose, have very specific meanings.&nbsp; One example is how the Media uses \u201cLocal Police\u201d and \u201cLaw Enforcement\u201d interchangeably.&nbsp; Even though they seem similar, they are very different.&nbsp;Another example of semantics is the Bill of Rights.&nbsp; When the Founding Fathers created the Bill of Rights, they were very specific in their 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