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I'm a native-born American citizen and we used the phrase figuratively in my household as I was growing up. Just saying.
by dionian 6y ago
I'm a native-born American citizen and we used the phrase figuratively in my household as I was growing up. Just saying.
- avalys 6y agoDid you use it against your political enemies in a public forum with millions listening?
- triceratops 6y agoHere's the full quote: "Second term kicks off with firing Wray, firing Fauci. Now I actually want to go a step farther, but I realize the president is a kind-hearted man and a good man. I’d actually like to go back to the old times of Tudor England, I’d put the heads on pikes". Now the generally understood figurative meaning of putting someone's "head on a pike" is "fire them in disgrace". But Bannon's ruled that one out in the first sentence. So I'm honestly at a loss as to what he meant. Can you, as a "native-born American citizen", help me understand what his figurative meaning was here? I've asked a bunch of people on here who claimed "no big deal, it was a figure of speech" but they failed to explain what it means.
- phendrenad2 6y agoHmm so wishing for something tongue-in-cheek is bannable. Got it.
- triceratops 6y agoI don't see an answer to the question I asked. All I see is variations of "It's a joke bro, relax!". (And that's 0/4 on HN when I've asked this question) Explain the joke, please! I'm not trying to take those words literally. I'm just looking for a figurative meaning of "heads on pikes" that makes sense in this context. "Fire them" makes no sense at all. So what is it?
- phendrenad2 6y agoSo I actually don't think it's a joke, but I also don't think it's a call for literal heads on literal pikes. Just like it's not a call for a literal return to 17th century England. But we're living in a time where any hint of calls for violence will be taken that way, just in case.