Yes, I agree the question reduces the complexity of the problem and assessment rather too much. If I think the government should have imposed lighter measures earlier to avoid having to impose severe… (View Post)

I don't think the language is changing that much faster than it was in the 1950s; if anything, the advent of the internet has made it easier to get citations and pick up early informal new coina… (View Post)

The OED has cites for that sense back to 1866, so it's hardly a recent divergence... (View Post)

Yes on the second; but on the first, if I was living in Gaza I would also probably be pretty reluctant to discuss Hamas on the radio, for purely personal safety reasons... (View Post)

Also, the "Nick Griffin did badly on QT so we should give all these fringe groups airtime to hang themselves with" theory assumes that fascist leaders are never going to be eloquent or pers… (View Post)