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Really? You have never heard anyone ever describe regular citizens surrendering to the invader? I feel like you are arguing a technicality here - if you are fac
by gambiting 5y ago
Really? You have never heard anyone ever describe regular citizens surrendering to the invader? I feel like you are arguing a technicality here - if you are faced with people with guns of course you'd say "I surrender" even if technically that's not what you're doing.
- seanhandley 5y agoWelcome to HN. The home of "Well, technically".
- teekert 5y agoYeah, it’s why I feels so at home here and the primary source of my relationship issues.
- selfhoster11 5y agoWell, technically that's Reddit and not HN.
- raxxorrax 5y agoDo you have a source for that?
- wiz21c 5y agoTBH, Putin is not calling a war a war, the turkish governemnt took some time to say it's war too, etc. ('cos calling it a war would mean triggering consequences). So, government's are super technical too... (not saying it's good or bad, I don't know, just saying that they are extremely technical with their words)
- dan-0 5y agoKeep in mind, not everyone here speaks English proficiently or primarily. Nuances in definitions can lead to widely different interpretations.