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> Motivation plays a part, but it is ultimately the action that defines if it was retaliation. The action has to be harmful. Retaliation is about the why, not
by WarOnPrivacy 5y ago
> Motivation plays a part, but it is ultimately the action that defines if it was retaliation. The action has to be harmful.
Retaliation is about the why, not the what. Retaliation is me doing B because of A.
def: Retaliation: The act of retaliating, or of returning like for like; retribution; now, specifically, the return of evil for evil
In this case, it's about Disney acting in a way that pols don't like. "But here’s the issue, when my 14-year-old or my 10-year-old ask for special privileges? They behave! And they don’t expect those special privileges if they act like jerks. So Disney is learning that they are a guest in this state." - FL Rep Randy Fine
- daenz 5y ago>Retaliation is me doing B because of A. No, and you're twisting what you know retaliation to be, to pretend that is merely "cause and effect." That's very deceptive, because I think you know that it doesn't make much sense to say "He gave me a nice gift, so I retaliated with my own nice gift."
- Volundr 5y agoretaliate: intransitive verb to return like for like especially: to get revenge transitive verb to repay in kind retaliate an injury Words have dictionary definitions, legal definitions, and connotations (note: the especially). Your usage above is consistent with both the dictionary and legal definitions of retaliate, but would be confusing to most English speakers because of the connotations.