Cant: Experiencing the Term
As I watch the Spokane City Council meeting tonight the word “cant” comes to mind. There seems to be a language used by our leaders. One hears words like partnering, collaborative, public private partnership, moving forward and so on. I bristle. I suppose I am experiencing the insincerity of cant.
Some definitions of the word cant – insincere, esp. conventional expressions of enthusiasm for high ideals, goodness, or piety; the phraseology peculiar to a particular class, party, profession, etc.: the cant of the fashion industry.