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[summerwind]

@Ms tyrion2, yes, perhaps some, but not all. And sometimes language changes slowly, over decades, even centuries. I guess the word referenced here is a good example.

[Noel7]

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@summerwind wrote:

@Ms tyrion2, yes, perhaps some, but not all. And sometimes language changes slowly, over decades, even centuries. I guess the word referenced here is a good example.

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@summerwind

Probably all, but we can’t tell without knowing what they are and we can’t do that.  

It’s not so much that words have changed, it’s that some are now code words.

[Ms tyrion2]

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@Noel7 wrote:

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@summerwind wrote:

@Ms tyrion2, yes, perhaps some, but not all. And sometimes language changes slowly, over decades, even centuries. I guess the word referenced here is a good example.

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@summerwind

Probably all, but we can’t tell without knowing what they are and we can’t do that.  

It’s not so much that words have changed, it’s that some are now code words.

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I agree, @Noel7.

If the word cannot be used here, it was never innocent.

Code words and dog whistles are sadly gaining in use. 

[LilacTree]

IMO, we're living it right now.

[Mz iMac]

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@Sparky3333 wrote:

Do You know what Apocalypse really means?

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YUP!  If one day or night I look out my window & see these guys...

I know I am in deep st

[RainCityWoman]

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@summerwind wrote:

Well, I may get flamed for this, but there are people who want to control, and one way of doing it is by frightening us. Control the language, control the people. (Or the thoughts of the people.)

Think of all the words we grew up using innocently, that we can't use anymore. They've been "appropriated" for other meanings, other agendas. I can't even put them down here. Phrases we used to use regularly are now considered "hate speech", because the meaning has been changed.

It seems to be running rampant these days, "Vote for me, or you'll lose your health care, free food, free housing, free this, that, the other". <<Sorry if that's considered political, mods, just delete the paragraph. It was to help make the point.

Anyway, I learned about this word, Apocalypse, recently, and it makes sense.  I, for one, am more afraid of spiders than the coming changes. Will be interesting.

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It has been said that the only thing that's permanent is change. It's inevitable, and has nothing to do with religious dogma. The world religions have all kinds of dire warnings, promises, and predictions. People need to remember that it's all philosophy and nothing more. Religion through history has often been used to keep people in line, and even the most primitive of belief systems have based their whole premise on fear, mainly because it works. That technique is widely used in politics. My advice for everyone is to use the brain you are given in the pursuit of logic and reason. That in itself could be apocalyptic in the most positive meaning of the word.

[RainCityWoman]

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@Mz iMac wrote:

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@Sparky3333 wrote:

Do You know what Apocalypse really means?

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YUP!  If one day or night I look out my window & see these guys...

I know I am in deep st

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Where's the fourth guy? I thought it was the four horsemen of the apocalypse.

[Noel7]

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@Mz iMac wrote:

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@Sparky3333 wrote:

Do You know what Apocalypse really means?

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YUP!  If one day or night I look out my window & see these guys...

I know I am in deep st

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I *LOVE* that little censored sign!  @Mz iMac. And the pic! 

[Cakers3]

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@RainCityWoman wrote:

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@Mz iMac wrote:

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@Sparky3333 wrote:

Do You know what Apocalypse really means?

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YUP!  If one day or night I look out my window & see these guys...

I know I am in deep st

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Where's the fourth guy? I thought it was the four horsemen of the apocalypse.

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@RainCityWoman  There are 4.  Look to the left-the figure who looks as though he is wearing a top hat.

There are 4 horses, too.

[tansy]

Isaac Newton predicted we’d all be toast in the year 2060.

Just thought I’d throw that tidbit into the mix...