The Political Weaponization of Language: An Interview with Philosopher David Bak Geler

In his essay “ the linguistic lynching of López Obrador »1, David Bak Geler returns to the often outrageous attacks launched by intellectuals against President Andrés Manuel López Obrador (Amlo). By criticizing their way of expressing themselves, they would in reality be hiding class hatred, as part of a battle where neoliberalism would seek to dispossess the people of their goods, but also of language. Interview.

The president’s detractors accuse him of not knowing how to express himself; on the contrary, you think that he uses language as a political tool…

David Bak Geler

Philosopher, lecturer at the University of Guadalajara (Mexico)

2023-12-01 07:31:23
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