SMS

Jackie Wilson Asheeke SMS pages, letters to the editor and social media conversations give great insight into public points of view. Through these avenues, I have seen an alarming misuse of word ‘corruption.’ When people label everything as 'corrupt', it is like crying wolf. After a while, no one listens to the cry of alarm anymore – that powerful word loses value and impact. Look at how people have killed the impact of the terms ‘terrorist’ or ‘fake news.’ These loaded words had solid meanings once upon a time. But, now, they have been co-opted by people on the left…