
Political speech is full of lies, euphemisms, deceptions, and nonsense, with words large and small. One of the most deceptive small words is political “we.”
Pronouns, considering that they comprise only a short list of words, are one of the most fascinating aspects of English grammar. All of them have multiple meanings, and there’s a lot of room for fuzzy interpretation and language deception.
Let’s focus on “we.”
It can mean ‘you (singular or plural) and I,’ but nobody else. Or ‘you and I and (un)named) others.’ Or ’I and one or more others, but not you.’