Debaters all around the world rejoice, we finally have a working definition of the word toxic! And its all thanks to Politico!
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In addition to the very interesting headline, Politico went into the semantics of what toxic actually means - in the first paragraph no less!
When Pope Francis floated the idea on March 9 that negotiations might be necessary, given that Ukraine had failed to oust Russian forces from its territory, he raised an issue almost nobody in Europe’s power centers wanted to discuss. It also came at an acutely sensitive moment in the conflict for Kyiv.
So toxic means, something “almost nobody in Europe’s power centers wants to discuss”. But thats still a bit vague, could they be more concise?
Well of course…
With former U.S. President Donald Trump surging toward another White House bid later this year, and European governments running out of ammunition, the Pope articulated a question that is only likely to be repeated in the months ahead: Has the moment come to think seriously about negotiating with Vladimir Putin?
Asking that question — even in private — triggers a horrified response from many of the Western officials who spoke to POLITICO in recent weeks for this article.
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Toxic also means “something, that when asked about even in private, triggers a horrified response from many officials”.
So naturally we cant talk about toxic things, because they are toxic, as the proper argument goes in our circles.
“Some Central European countries are very emotional about the idea of a peace conference,” explained one EU official. “They remain afraid that they will be next once we concede to Putin.”
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But toxic also means “something we cant talk about, because some people react to the topic (like “a peace conference”) very emotionally” - as Politico stated.
So all things considered, we have finally a proper definition of the word toxic for public use.
Horray!
Today is a good day. Not a toxic day at all.
Its year three of the war and media finally talks about peace initiatives! In the right context of course.
Diese Gesellschaft ist das absolut grotesk und abartigst Allerletzte. So berichten wir doch medial über die Mehrheitsmeinung der Bevölkerung in Deutschland, nicht? Ich meine als Politico, von Springer…
Mehrheit der Deutschen stimmt umstrittener Ukraine-Forderung des Papstes zu
