Five years ago next week, America lost its greatest conservative voice when Rush Limbaugh passed away on February 17, 2021. But as President Trump continues dismantling the deep state and restoring American greatness in his second term, Rush's most crucial lesson rings louder than ever: "Words mean things."
The "Mayor of Realville" spent three decades teaching patriots how the radical left weaponizes language to destroy our constitutional republic. Rush understood that before Democrats could steal your freedoms, they had to steal the very words used to describe them.
Look around today and see Rush's prophecy fulfilled. The Biden regime called illegal aliens "newcomers." They branded parents fighting woke school boards as "domestic terrorists." They transformed "America First" into a slur while calling open borders "compassionate."
But President Trump learned Rush's lesson well. When Trump calls out "fake news," he's doing exactly what Rush taught us – refusing to let the establishment media control the narrative through manipulated language.
Rush's War Against Semantic Infiltration
Rush coined the term "semantic infiltration" to describe how leftists gradually change language to change minds. Instead of "tax increases," Democrats say "revenue enhancements." Instead of "gun confiscation," they prefer "common sense gun safety." Instead of "late-term abortion," they sanitize it as "reproductive healthcare."
"The left understands that if they can control the language, they can control the debate. And if they control the debate, they've won before the argument even starts," Rush warned his audience countless times.
Today's MAGA movement carries forward Rush's linguistic rebellion. We refuse to call illegal immigration "undocumented migration." We won't pretend men can be women. We reject the lie that America was "built on racism" instead of founded on liberty.
As Trump's administration continues draining the swamp, remember Rush's greatest gift wasn't just entertainment – it was teaching ordinary Americans to recognize and resist the left's manipulation of our language.
The battle for America's soul begins with the battle for America's words. Rush knew it. Trump knows it. Do you?