Armed Polite Society
Main Forums => Politics => Topic started by: Hawkmoon on December 14, 2019, 06:07:47 PM
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Viking to the white courtesy phone, please.
https://news.yahoo.com/video/greta-thunberg-apologizes-221606065.html
So Greta is trying to walk back her comment that those who don't agree with her should be "put against a wall" (which most readers will interpret to mean be executed by firing squad) by claiming that her words didn't mean what they said. She claims it's just a literal translation of a Swedish expression for putting people "on the spot."
True?
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She comes from a political philosophy that has a long history of murdering those who disagree. So, my willingness to be charitable in interpretation of her comments is limited.
ETA: somehow the last couple words of my post got chopped. Fixed it.
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I'm just impressed by how quick she went there. The smart ones lie for a decade or two.
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Viking to the white courtesy phone, please.
https://news.yahoo.com/video/greta-thunberg-apologizes-221606065.html
So Greta is trying to walk back her comment that those who don't agree with her should be "put against a wall" (which most readers will interpret to mean be executed by firing squad) by claiming that her words didn't mean what they said. She claims it's just a literal translation of a Swedish expression for putting people "on the spot."
True?
Actually truth. Means to confront someone. Like a journalist sneaking up on you for example.
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So Greta is trying to walk back her comment that those who don't agree with her should be "put against a wall" (which most readers will interpret to mean be executed by firing squad) by claiming that her words didn't mean what they said. She claims it's just a literal translation of a Swedish expression for putting people "on the spot."
True?
Actually truth. Means to confront someone. Like a journalist sneaking up on you for example.
Well hell, there you go, instead of losing your *expletive deleted*it over a perceived slight someone actually wanted to clarify it before jumping on with both feet. You sir will never make a good liberal or MSM pundit (that's a good thing). ;)
bob
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Actually truth. Means to confront someone. Like a journalist sneaking up on you for example.
Thank you.
Well hell, there you go, instead of losing your *expletive deleted*it over a perceived slight someone actually wanted to clarify it before jumping on with both feet. You sir will never make a good liberal or MSM pundit (that's a good thing).
Greta says enough things I can legitimately take issue with that I don't need to waste my disapprobation on innocent mistakes engendered by a language gap.
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I actually don't believe that she, personally, meant "firing squad". I mean, in English, we use "backs against the wall" to imply what she said she was implying. However, she has associated herself with a movement that would have no problem with the "shoot them" meaning.
I steal from Andiron's post in the other Greta thread to illustrate the point:
http://blog.joehuffman.org/2018/02/22/alison-aires-thanks-for-sharing/
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https://youtu.be/37nlTmRHvf8
Be sure to watch to the end for relevance to this thread.
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The meaning of that particular phrase aside, it wouldn't surprise me if the little Stalin Youth has a future in some Earth First type eco-terrorist group.