Redditsux@lemmy.world to World News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 days agoTrump warns a 'whole civilization will die tonight' if a deal with Iran isn't reachedapnews.comexternal-linkmessage-square205fedilinkarrow-up1470
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minus-squareTyphoon@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up40·3 days agoThat’s not the meaning of civilization he’s using. The Oxford Learners Dictionary you used also defines one of the meanings as a society, its culture and its way of life during a particular period of time or in a particular part of the world That’s the definition he’s using, and it’s definitely genocide.
minus-squaredipcart@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·3 days agoLol thank you for teaching that other commenter about how words can have multiple meanings. Also, if you’re bickering about the definition of ‘civilization’ when you’re talking about what constitutes genocide, you’re probably committing genocide.
That’s not the meaning of civilization he’s using.
The Oxford Learners Dictionary you used also defines one of the meanings as
That’s the definition he’s using, and it’s definitely genocide.
Lol thank you for teaching that other commenter about how words can have multiple meanings.
Also, if you’re bickering about the definition of ‘civilization’ when you’re talking about what constitutes genocide, you’re probably committing genocide.