Pushback

In which Rat is warned against premature optimism

Uncensored notes growing use of the newspeak term «pushback» to describe the reaction to the initiatives of the powers that be, and sees it as game-planned in advance:

Now, whenever I hear this new term being used, I recognise it as chosen by the controllers. They are pushing us, they admit that by simply using this word. They have PLANNED ahead for the "pushback" but, psychologically, by using this weak term, they have narrowed the possibilities of resistance to simply that.

THIS IS NOT A PUSHBACK - THIS IS SELF DEFENCE

I would like to add: it means no change of the course is planned but at best change of tempo. Therefore, wise Snek warns Rat against premature optimism: