* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Flak Originating during WWII to describe anti-aircraft fire, the term flak has come to describe written or verbal abuse in discourse. Collins for example describes flak as being hostility in the sense of abuse, censure, or condemnation. One of the keys to understanding covid discourse is recognizing flak – particularly when it is not overt. Why study flak? We’re not going to study it exactly…but flak plays an important role in suppression. It is…
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