
March 16th, 2003, 09:37 AM
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Re: [OT] Another heated discussion about the Iraq siutation, war and politics.
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Originally posted by Imperator Fyron:
Those are some confusing to read Posts.
quote: No, it is not just semantics. The term "Aggressor" is not soft and cuddly which is why it is being used. And many people associate aggressiveness with some form of evilness.
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Semantics has nothing to to with softness or cuddliness. It has everthing to do with semantics. They say aggressor for (wrong) reasons.
Fyron words communicate both thoughts and feelintgs.
There is a world of difference between "You are a stubborn, jackassed mule" and "You are a very determined person."
Think about it and you will realize they both mean the same thing. What is different is their emotional content which in this case has to do with the proponents opinion of the person in question (not very good in the first, somewhat neutral in the second).
Similarly "aggressor" and "attacker" mean the same think but the the emotional content is different.
Now you think it is for the wrong reasons, but they think it is for the right reasons.
Just because you say it is for the wrong reasons does not, ipso facto, make it the wrong reason.
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