Do people who use 'fanatical' as a good thing understand where that usage comes from? https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/LTI_%E2%80%93_Lingua_Tertii_Imperii …
@BenedictEvans It seems a stretch to say that all modern usage derives from the Nazis having done it.
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@paulg@BenedictEvans flabbergasted by light speed GodwinningThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@paulg@BenedictEvans Does this mean we have to give back our Volkswagens?Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@paulg@BenedictEvans Custom vocabulary is the silky inner lining of every bubble insulating a group from the world.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@paulg@BenedictEvans my favorite example is the word "work" in most Romance languages- it used to mean "torture" http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2013/jan/14/language-labouring-reveals-tortured-roots1 …Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@paulg@BenedictEvans my favorite example is the word "work" in most Romance languages- it used to mean "torture" http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2013/jan/14/language-labouring-reveals-tortured-roots1 …Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@paulg maybe 'we're blind, irrational, hostile to discussion, blinkered and unable to examine our ideas' isn't the best synonym for 'focus' -
@BenedictEvans link easily runs to “George Santayana defines fanaticism as ‘redoubling your effort when you have forgotten your aim’”
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