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[Hawkmoon]

Viking to the white courtesy phone, please.

https://news.yahoo.com/video/greta-thunberg-apologizes-221606065.html

So Greta is trying to walk back her comment that those who don't agree with her should be "put against a wall" (which most readers will interpret to mean be executed by firing squad) by claiming that her words didn't mean what they said. She claims it's just a literal translation of a Swedish expression for putting people "on the spot."

True?

[sumpnz]

She comes from a political philosophy that has a long history of murdering those who disagree.  So, my willingness to be charitable in interpretation of her comments is limited.

ETA: somehow the last couple words of my post got chopped.  Fixed it.

[French G.]

I'm just impressed by how quick she went there. The smart ones lie for a decade or two.

[Viking]

Viking to the white courtesy phone, please.

https://news.yahoo.com/video/greta-thunberg-apologizes-221606065.html

So Greta is trying to walk back her comment that those who don't agree with her should be "put against a wall" (which most readers will interpret to mean be executed by firing squad) by claiming that her words didn't mean what they said. She claims it's just a literal translation of a Swedish expression for putting people "on the spot."

True?

Actually truth. Means to confront someone. Like a journalist sneaking up on you for example.

[BobR]

So Greta is trying to walk back her comment that those who don't agree with her should be "put against a wall" (which most readers will interpret to mean be executed by firing squad) by claiming that her words didn't mean what they said. She claims it's just a literal translation of a Swedish expression for putting people "on the spot."

True?

Actually truth. Means to confront someone. Like a journalist sneaking up on you for example.

Well hell, there you go, instead of losing your *expletive deleted*it over a perceived slight someone actually wanted to clarify it before jumping on with both feet. You sir will never make a good liberal or MSM pundit (that's a good thing).

bob

[Hawkmoon]

Actually truth. Means to confront someone. Like a journalist sneaking up on you for example.

Thank you.

Well hell, there you go, instead of losing your *expletive deleted*it over a perceived slight someone actually wanted to clarify it before jumping on with both feet. You sir will never make a good liberal or MSM pundit (that's a good thing).

Greta says enough things I can legitimately take issue with that I don't need to waste my disapprobation on innocent mistakes engendered by a language gap.

[Ben]

I actually don't believe that she, personally, meant "firing squad". I mean, in English, we use "backs against the wall" to imply what she said she was implying. However, she has associated herself with a movement that would have no problem with the "shoot them" meaning.

I steal from Andiron's post in the other Greta thread to illustrate the point:

http://blog.joehuffman.org/2018/02/22/alison-aires-thanks-for-sharing/

[Hawkmoon]

https://youtu.be/37nlTmRHvf8

Be sure to watch to the end for relevance to this thread.

[JN01]

The meaning of that particular phrase aside, it wouldn't surprise me if the little Stalin Youth has a future in some Earth First type eco-terrorist group.