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”Cold Civil War” is the best term to describe and surmise the current predicament I've read so far in years of considering these problems. Is it your phrase?

• louprado 9y ago
  First use I could find is by John Derbyshire June 27, 2013 [1]. This is a powerful phrase that hopefully finds common usage. Perhaps we'd all have less contempt towards opposing views if we are reminded that violence occurs when contempt levels get too high. [1] http://takimag.com/article/the_cold_civil_war_grinds_on_john_derbyshire/print#ixzz4l2lQBlcE http://takimag.com/article/the_cold_civil_war_grinds_on_john...
  • qubex 9y ago
    Thank you. I'm surprised I haven't come across it before. It is certainly memorable enough to stick in my mind... it certainly has now!
  • dredmorbius 9y ago
    William Gibson, 2006: http://williamgibsonblog.blogspot.com.au/2006_01_01_archive.html http://williamgibsonblog.blogspot.com.au/2006_01_01_archive.... (Via a friend on Mastodon -- I very much liked your usage of this term.) https://mastodon.social/users/DenubisX/updates/3436121 https://mastodon.social/users/DenubisX/updates/3436121
• godzillabrennus 9y ago
  Yes, it's a phrase I conjured up and started using to describe the current political situation.