Why Redefining Words Is the Only Power False Ideologies Have

What happens when words no longer mean what they mean?

Every false ideology eventually reveals its weakness: it cannot persuade, it cannot prove truth, and it cannot withstand reality. So instead, it seeks control over language itself.

In this Discernment Drop, Pastor John L. Widdifield delivers a Swiftian warning about the modern war on words—why redefining language is the primary weapon of ideological movements, how courts and institutions attempt to enforce linguistic compliance, and why refusing to surrender definitions is the ultimate act of resistance.

This is not about politics.
It is about reality.
And reality does not negotiate.

From Babel to modern bureaucracies, history shows that once language is severed from truth, law collapses, conscience erodes, and civilization fractures. The answer is not rage, fear, or counter-propaganda—but calm, stubborn fidelity to meaning.

Speak plainly.
Refuse euphemism.
Do not translate lies into polite language.

Truth does not need permission.

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Discernment Drop
By Pastor John L. Widdifield
Remnant Church & Online Ministries