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Reading these reports just makes me think the terrorists have won. People may not be blowing up, but they're getting abused by the government that swore to prot
by PedroCandeias 16y ago
Reading these reports just makes me think the terrorists have won. People may not be blowing up, but they're getting abused by the government that swore to protect them. And living in fear. It's a sad and completely avoidable situation. Shame on the US government for allowing this travesty to pass.
- DuncanIdaho 16y agoIt's not that terrorists have won. It's more that government used terrorist threat to win over citizens.
- randallsquared 16y agoThe fact that "win over" as a phrase has a different meaning than "win against" renders your comment somewhat confusing. :)
- DuncanIdaho 16y agoIndeed. Duly noted. I'm not a native speaker, but it seems to me that the comment still works - "won over" as neutral form of implying that government got what it wanted in contrast to "won, over" that implies negative connotation of the same deed.
- randallsquared 16y agoThe sentence does make sense either way -- both in the "government won, and citizens lost" and "government convinced the citizens of its position" senses. I just wasn't sure if you meant it both ways. :)
- ahoyhere 16y agoThere's no indication that they "allowed" it to pass - but, rather, that they caused it to pass, with great glee and evil rubbing of hands. It seems like any political resistance has been mere theater.