I haven’t noticed much mention of it but in the recent maelstrom emanating from Donald Trump’s run at the US Presidency, it is striking how much the choice of words coming from various persons in the campaign confuses the issues completely. Time and again, one finds it’s not so much the words being used but the often diverse, or even contradictory, meanings being assigned by those using them. In one recent instance, a female American voter, questioned about the continued caustic views presented by Trump, made this comment: “Well, I heard what he said, but that’s not what he meant; I know what he meant, so I continue to support him.” Indeed to step back from the political arena and look at our societies generally, is to notice the almost
