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Well Done. (Reply to this comment)
by macresarf1
Dear Napthalia: Yes, Alexander had his face put on coins which circulated to the edges of the known World, and beyond. They were still being circulated, even minted, 400 years after his death.
There is a theory that Christ was recast, in a strange way, in the image of Alexander. The people of Central Asia regard him to this day as Satan, perhaps, from the rams' horns headdress he wore on some of his tetradrachms.
In today's World of Spin, the meaning of words and terms -- the creation of neologisms -- determines who will control The New World Order.
Well done.
[Macresarf1]
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Jan 24 '04
2:12 pm PST
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Made me think. (Reply to this comment)
by theawahaid
I really enjoyed reading this , and it's given me some points to think about. Thanks.
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Dec 30 '03
5:23 am PST
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excellent piece (Reply to this comment)
by platypus55
I was just thinking the other day how the Orwellian ability to edit our opinions makes it so easy to deny we ever said anything stupid..
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Oct 24 '03
12:00 am PDT
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Thanks to all who have left comments. (Reply to this comment)
by naphtalia
Language is too valuable to let it be abused without speaking out about it. When we run campaigns based only on sound bites, fame and party affiliation we do no one any favors. We need to demand more than sound bites. We need to demand substance.
talia
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Aug 24 '03
6:42 pm PDT
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yes, alas (Reply to this comment)
by voxpoptart
An excellent piece, written with devastating precision. You go, girl!
The magazine the American Prospect's new issue, which i just got in the mail today, has all of five articles on the way English is being, and could be, used by the major parties. If you're curious, the articles should be online at http://www.prospect.org . Whether or not you'll learn new stuff, i'm not sure yet; but it's nice to see fellow fighters of the good fight.
best,
- Brian
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Aug 24 '03
3:06 am PDT
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:-) (Reply to this comment)
by jankp
Beautifully said.
Jan
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Aug 23 '03
5:50 pm PDT
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Language is a wonderful two-edged... (Reply to this comment)
by lllopez
sword. It offers a succinct verbal expression of our thought and intent and sadly a mask for mal-intent and agenda promotion as well. This use of language only serves the promotion of distrust and misunderstanding.
Nice piece, good topic, well done!
Lou
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Aug 21 '03
5:45 am PDT
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by _haggis_
Very well thought out and very well stated. My current personal favorite is mean-spirited, a term which a politician uses to describe pretty much anyone from the opposing party.
Haggis
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Aug 21 '03
5:41 am PDT
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