I got to spend part of today with Mom. That comes with the downside of having to watch TV.
I was struck by the use of the phrase "...false pretext..." in the context of the tension between Russia and Joe Biden.
Isn't the idea of "sham or fabricated" already implied in the word "pretext"?
Maybe their subconscious is being honest. They are saying "We are going to start WWIII based on a FAKE red-flag that we attribute to Russia...don't look behind the curtain because you will see us."
Grammatically, it is along the lines of a double-negative.
I wonder how much software (antivirus and the like) has been written by Russians and I wonder how many kill switches are hidden in the various US servers. We may find out.
The Young and The Restless
At least two of the Glam-gals on the show look like transvestites. They are so skinny you can trace the sutures in their skulls through their skin.
When visiting my mother I will watch TV with her. Her favorite are cooking shows and outdoor adventure 'reality' shows.
ReplyDeleteI was astonished to see bickering and open hostility on the cooking shows. Usually the subject of contention is some permutation of homosexuality. A cooking show?!
The outdoor shows mostly feature what seems like a city guy, or entire family - plopped into the wildnerness. It is comical but mother is convinced it is real.
Why the decades-long animus held by the *demoncrats* against Russia? Did the Russians refuse pay to the Clintons?
ReplyDeleteMuch has been made of how much control Trump has over the R party. But who controls the Ds?
They could at least kick it off with an assasination for old time's sake. But that invokes tradition, which they abhor, plus they aren't that smart.
ERJ, when I would go to visit my parents, we watched a lot of sports. I am not much of a sports guy, but it made my dad happy. In the evenings, we would watch Jeopardy and Wheel of Fortune for my mom, and the Polka Party on Saturday nights on RFD TV.
ReplyDeletePretext (per Webster's): A reason or excuse given to hide the real reason for something; That which is assumed as a cloak or means of concealment; something under cover of which a true purpose is hidden; an ostensible reason, motive, or occasion; a pretense." So maybe less negative as much as a disguise for taking an action.
The fact that they spend so much time working this up amuses me in a dark way.
That which hasn't been hacked/compromised by Russian Script Kiddies has been taken care of by the CCP.
ReplyDeleteI think this is a case where a legal distinction has jumped from court to public discourse without the nuance. In search and seizure law there's (sometimes) a distinction made between false and not false pretexutal stops. A pretextual stop, for example, is cops driving around looking for lane changes without signals used or other minor moving violations. They don't 'care' about the violation, but if they can document the violation than they can pull the car over, question the occupants, smell for pot (sometimes even hold the car while a drug dog is brought out absent any specific reason (this may have recently been disallowed)), and similar. In many of these cases the courts distinguish between a pretextual stop with valid pretext and ones without. I don't know, maybe this is helpful, but when I hear "false pretext" that's what popped up.
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