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This is brilliant. It reminds me of the way "We will bury you"[0] was used to imply that Krushchev wanted to destroy America rather than say "history is on our
by arjie 7y ago
This is brilliant. It reminds me of the way "We will bury you"[0] was used to imply that Krushchev wanted to destroy America rather than say "history is on our side, and when your philosophy dies we will be there at its funeral" as it is possible he meant. I love this.
0: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/We_will_bury_you https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/We_will_bury_you
- kace91 7y agoThat one's funny for a Spanish speaker. It's common to hear things like "tu abuela nos entierra a todos" (Grandma will bury us all) to imply she's really healthy for her age. I never even considered the alternative and more sinister possible meaning.