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It's not that terrorists have won. It's more that government used terrorist threat to win over citizens.
by DuncanIdaho 16y ago
It'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. :)