This one might need some tightening up:
Words. Words are powerful tools. Words have definition. Words convey ideas. Words can influence your thinking. Words get hijacked. Words get changed. Words convey ideas they weren’t meant to convey. Words control you. Words become vitriol. Words become venom. Words become meaningless. Words become buzzwords. Words become memes. Words become tropes. Words become noise. Words become symbols and slogans. Words to make you nervous and afraid. Words that are idle chatter, repeated without thought, a screensaver for the brain.
Words like Hope, Change, Bias, Right-Wing, Terrorist, Socialism, Libertarian, Anarchy and Atheist.
Words like Extremist, Fringe, Fascist, Fanatic, Nazi, Liberal, Mosque, Government and God.
Words like Intellectual, Environmentalist, Activist, Elite, Science, Immigrant, Death Panels, Refudiate, and Blood-Libel.
Words like Freedom, Security, Taxes, Conspiracy, Gay Agenda, Evolution, Theory and anything ending in -care, -ist, -ism, -nomics or -gate.
Words.
Do you use words to express your thoughts? Or do you let your thoughts express your words?