Semantic niceties

[robinturner]

"What we weren't seeing was compliance. What we were seeing was passive co-operation."

Compliance: The acting in accordance with, or the yielding to a desire, request, condition, direction, etc.; a consenting to act in conformity with; an acceding to; practical assent.

Co-operation: The action of co-operating, i.e. of working together towards the same end, purpose, or effect; joint operation.

Oxford English Dictionary

A rather fine distinction on which to start a war, methinks.

Comments

[tsenft.livejournal.com]

Bush needs to look up "retarded" in the dictionary.

An English friend of mine in Dubai tells me that there is a "nightclub alert" there now, for fear of counter-attacks on citizens there, etc. etc.

What's the feeling like in Turkey right now? w

[solri.livejournal.com]

People here are pretty much resigned about the inevitably of war, but relieved that we probably won't be part of it.

[kochanie.livejournal.com]

regrettable.. unconscionable, this entire thing...
people have used the word insanity, and that word is not an overstatement..

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sometime when things are a bit calmer in the world, I would like to hear more about your ideas involving, I guess one may use the very geneal term, spirituality..

[solri.livejournal.com]

You want to open that can of worms? Be my guest!

[kochanie.livejournal.com]

if this is a can of worms to you, maybe not such a good idea : )

[solri.livejournal.com]

Well, not really a can of worms, just a very tangled web!