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Verbing Weirds Language only if you're expecting it to work in a simple way. This is a special case of the more general truth that Language Weirds.
Only when a republic's life is in danger should a man uphold his government when it is in the wrong. There is no other time.
The church says Earth is flat; but I have seen its shadow on the moon, and I have more confidence in a shadow than the church.
If we can't find Heaven, there are always bluejays.
Edward Lozansky, president of the American University in Moscow and professor of world politics at Moscow State University, asked a good question in last week's Moscow Times:
How can we expect cooperation from Putin on Syria, Iran, Edward Snowden or a variety of other issues when we are openly trying to undermine him both politically and economically?
I used to teach Russian and Ukrainian, and some basic English, to civil servants. Now I teach Russian at a local continued-learning institute. I dabble in Gaelic and Welsh. I'm am amateur photographer and I love birding (in a small way). I'm a Progressive, and a Freethinker, and I know Evolution is a fact - that's FCD, Friend of Charles Darwin (look down the sidebar). I read a lot, and follow women's college basketball. Also I love astronomy, though I'm a rank amateur at it. Most of all, I like living in the reality-based community...
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At 11:30 AM, September 02, 2013
Kathie had this to say...
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At 11:37 AM, September 02, 2013
The Ridger, FCD had this to say...
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<-- Older Post ^ Home Newer Post -->Is Lozansky suggesting that the US government, not to mention American people of good will, should not oppose Russia's de facto and de jure homophobia?
BTW, have you heard or read anything from the openly gay Russophile American figure skater Johnny Weir on this matter, since he'd earlier announced his interest in competing for a position on the 2014 US Olympic team for the games in Sochi?
No. He is asking why we act surprised when Putin doesn't do something to oblige us. He's not even talking about the Olympics, but about that last year or more.
As for Weir, he says he'll go and get arrested if that's what happens but he won't display anything like a pin, because the IOC is against that.
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