• Juniper (she/her) 🫐@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    19 hours ago

    “Secure” also has the meaning of taking something with great difficulty, not simply defending. It’s a threat. All the rest is just using catastrophic/severe language to lure in followers to their cause.

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      18 hours ago

      This reminds me of an anecdote talking about language differences between the US armed services:

      If you told a Marine to secure a building, they would kick the door in and take control of the building.

      If you told a soldier in the Army to secure a building, they would set up a fence around it and establish a sentry.

      If you told a Navy sailor to secure a building, they’d turn off all the lights and close and lock the door on their way out.

      If you told an Airforce airman to secure a building, they would write up a purchasing contract.