Re: Friday Five February 23
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My appologies, it was Marvin, not David, who's answer I was quoting and sharing.
El viernes, 23 de febrero de 2024, 14:08:53 ART, David Smith <dvdcsmth@...> escribió:
No, I seldom answer these, Marvin, and I haven't this time. ?Perhaps my best excuse is that I see them as questions, and my ignorance on everything is profound. ?Darrell has said, as I recall, that he regards them a stepping stones to wider musing, but I'm a hopeless literalist. ?Also, what people in Internet groups seem usually to become most exercised about seems to be what's hot in "the news", the things that people have become convinced that they understand because they've seen them or heard them talked about by talking heads. ?I understand that that is a natural phenomenon, but I wish it weren't. ?Bah humbug.
On Feb 23, 2024, at 11:40, mrvnchpmn <chapman@...> wrote:
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Actually I think I gave the answer to #2 - rhough David may have also.
Butr I think it s the big one.
Marvin
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I'm going with some of the answers other gave before me:
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By Darrel:
1.? Are you concerned about the death of Alexy Navaly in a Russian prison camp at the age of 47 - he survived an assassination attempt with poison before.
????"Concerned" means "worried" to me. I am not worried about it. I am sad that he was cornered and executed, but I am also a bit flabbergasted?that he undertook such a hazardous life mission and remained within the grasp of the dictator he opposed. I respect his commitment to his values,?though. I hope he has achieve both martyrdom and that his fate serves as a warning to others of his ilk.
By David:
2.? What was the greatest chimera of the 20th century?
????The menace of international Communism - what actually happened was a bunch of nationalistic movements
By Celeste:
3.? Are you concerned about the Russian threat to use nuclear weapons on western allies if they are losing in the war in Ukraine????
????I'm not too worried. Russia would most likely lose that fight and they know it.
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Anabel: And I'll add: having lived the cold war and the fall of the Wall, Russia is not the threat, but those independent terrorists doing other dangerous and more easy things, like poisoning water supply, hacking central services, etc.
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By Celeste:
4.? What are you planning to do for St Patricks Day?
????Enjoying a nice Sunday at home.
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Finally, my own answer:
5.? Is your local economy improving, falling, or remaining the same?
In Argentina economy has been falling for many years now (no matter what you read in the papers). New government is trying to implement many changes, but, if the pull through, those will impact in a not too near future.?
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El jueves, 22 de febrero de 2024, 23:34:13 ART, Darrell King <darrellgking@...> escribió:
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1.? Are you concerned about the death of Alexy Navaly in a Russian prison camp at the age of 47 - he survived an assassination attempt with poison before.
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"Concerned" means "worried" to me. I am not worried about it. I am sad that he was cornered and executed, but I am also a bit flabbergasted?that he undertook such a hazardous life mission and remained within the grasp of the dictator he opposed. I respect his commitment to his values,?though. I hope he has achieve both martyrdom and that his fate serves as a warning to others of his ilk.
2.? What was the greatest chimera of the 20th century?
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No one stands out. Perhaps the idea that the charge toward the precipice of widespread social collapse is only a pipe dream. Or pipe nightmare. Change is inevitable, but we are gifted with symbol-using minds that allow us to predict potential futures before we have to actually have to live them.
3.? Are you concerned about the Russian threat to use nuclear weapons on western allies if they are losing in the war in Ukraine?
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I expect it and have brought it up on?occasion over the past year, even in this exercise if I remember right. If Putin loses in Ukraine, loses his hold on Russia, his own life is likely forfeit. I am sure he is grooming many contingency plans and I am sure battlefield nukes are involved in some of them. I have some concerns around this.
4.? What are you planning to do for St Patrick's Day?
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Not even sure where in the States I will be or what the state of the world will be, but probably the usual: TV, computer, Kindle. Under the right circumstances, a pint.
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5.? Is your local economy improving, falling, or remaining the same?
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I am currently?parked in SE Texas and they seem to be doing?okay. I cannot say I have delved very deeply, though!
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