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That is a bit of a moot point for a something that has been active for 2 decades. To call 20 years 'temporary' is a big stretch.
by the-dude 5y ago
That is a bit of a moot point for a something that has been active for 2 decades.
To call 20 years 'temporary' is a big stretch.
- julianlam 5y agoWhy? Temporary means "not permanent", it doesn't specify that it must be shorter than any given timeframe.
- iammisc 5y agoThe united states federal government is temporary too by that metric. Yet everyone gets mad when you talk about eradicating it.
- pwinnski 5y agoIt was temporary, originally enacted for four years. Unfortunately, it was extended a few times in whole and then in part before finally being allowed to expire completely after 18 years.