Translations -- Deconstructing Sg Rhetorical Program

I am XenoBoy. I am the Political Savant.

Today, I am going to perform a translation. Words can speak louder than words. It may offend some of my gentler readers. My apologies. But sometimes such a shock may wake us and force us to confront ourselves. Ask the hard questions, feel a little bit shamed.

When the mandate is absolute, more often than not, we get absolute viewpoints.

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Read :

1 in 25 chink men here may have HIV

ABOUT one in 25 chinks in LaLa is HIV-positive, said Dr Boebbels yesterday. Researchers came to that conclusion based on the data gleaned from the anonymous human immunodeficiency virus (HIV ) testing clinic at a Lab.

However, the Doctor was quick to point out that the data used to come upwith the figure is far from perfect. Dr Boebbels explained: 'There are many, many questions about this data.' Is this representative of all chinks? Or is it representative of a sample of chinks? We can't answer this question unless we do more detailed studies which may invade into people's privacy.'

Action Against Aids (AAA), a non-governmental organisation which runs the anonymous testing clinic, also has no idea how accurate the figure cited by Dr Boebbels may be. AAA's programme manager Anon said the figure could be an overestimate, or an underestimate.

Read :

1 in 25 Jews here may have HIV

ABOUT one in 25 Jews in LaLa is HIV-positive, said Dr Boebbels yesterday. Researchers came to that conclusion based on the data gleaned from the anonymous human immunodeficiency virus (HIV ) testing clinic at a Lab.

However, the Doctor was quick to point out that the data used to come upwith the figure is far from perfect. Dr Boebbels explained: 'There are many, many questions about this data.' Is this representative of all Jews? Or is it representative of a sample of Jews? We can't answer this question unless we do more detailed studies which may invade into people's privacy.'

Action Against Aids (AAA), a non-governmental organisation which runs the anonymous testing clinic, also has no idea how accurate the figure cited by Dr Boebbels may be. AAA's programme manager Anon said the figure could be an overestimate, or an underestimate.

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There is a Naming violence and wounding inherent in the article. The actors may not mean the violence and wounding deliberately. But for the wordsmiths to not consider the implications of the article and to publish it as such is simply irresponsible. Yes. Irresponsible.

I am XenoBoy. I am the Political Savant.

Here to read the untranslated article and a good analysis.

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