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babsbunny (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-22-11 08:40 PM Original message |
Tomgram: Rebecca Solnit, When Institutions Rape Nations |
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Bucky (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-22-11 08:49 PM Response to Original message |
1. Not of fan of casual appropriations of "rape" as a metaphor for harsh treatment |
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liberalmuse (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-22-11 09:11 PM Response to Original message |
2. 'Rape' is being misused these days. |
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Odin2005 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-22-11 09:33 PM Response to Reply #2 |
3. Etymologically "rape" originally meant "pillage". |
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Mojeoux (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-22-11 09:38 PM Response to Reply #2 |
4. I agree, they just need to make up a new word for poisoning the water table of 3rd world |
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