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Seems to be The Telegraph pushing all this war fear, more than the tabloids.
Thomas_MoreParticipantIf language is communication, then it is applicable beyond the human ape alone.
Thomas_MoreParticipantThen you don’t want to use the word to apply to nonhuman communication.
In terms of the Latin “lingua” you are correct historically, as it means “tongue”, but it has a broader definition today.
Thomas_MoreParticipantAnd you, i take it, take human verbal language as the only form of language.
Thomas_MoreParticipantYes, language changes. It’s use as an expletive today does, however, reflect rage, and specifically rage against women (though not in all cases). There are other uses, e.g. in erotic poetry, and historical uses. The same with f*””, one of the oldest terms for coitus in Latin; but context is also an aspect of language, and when used as expletives, or superfluously, that is what the words indicate.
In English it is mostly offensive to say “I’m f****d”, but in French it is less so.Thomas_MoreParticipantThomas_MoreParticipantWell, the Communist Party was, after all, the Tory party of the Soviet Union, wasn’t it? So really no change.
Thomas_MoreParticipantGermany seemed thrilled with the Nordstream gasline which the USA scuppered, and Germany held out the longest against anti-Russia moves. Now, Germany is gung-ho for NATO and worried about a Trump return. What changed Germany?
Thomas_MoreParticipantSo Putin shouldn’t feel any need to push further into Ukraine.
Thomas_MoreParticipantBut if there is partition, won’t that leave western Ukraine able to join NATO, still posing a threat?
I also can’t see the Kiev govt. accepting any partition; and if it joins NATO post-partition, it might feel it can then strike Russian-held Ukraine with impunity, thus starting a NATO/Russia war.
Thomas_MoreParticipantIf Putin does end up controlling Ukraine, he will have an endlessly hostile and rebellious population to deal with.
Thomas_MoreParticipantJapan makes standing for anthem compulsory.
Thomas_MoreParticipantIsrael’s war resisters.
Thomas_MoreParticipantThe New Zealand war resisters, film and documentary piece about Archibald Baxter.
https://youtu.be/q-L2rBPCNyc?si=sSW-gWv5pfZJIMzM
Related subject. Hutterite war resisters killed:
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