Cetacea
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Thu Dec-03-09 08:02 PM
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Correct, Chris Matthews. "Homeland" is a neo-con word. |
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It bothers me to hear democrats uttering it. It should be replaced with something like, I don't know, country?
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Thu Dec-03-09 08:04 PM
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1. "Homeland" security, ah, so pre war Germany |
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Thu Dec-03-09 08:09 PM
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2. Concur, I cringe everytime Obama says it. n/t |
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Thu Dec-03-09 08:09 PM
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3. Plus, that woman was an unapologetic apologist for the administration. |
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Too bad he didn't call her on it.
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Thu Dec-03-09 08:10 PM
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4. Yes, I find "Homeland" disturbing |
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It reminds me of the German "Heimat" or "Vaterland", which were colloquialisms turned into an ultra-nationalist words.
And yet, the British used terms like "Home Guard" for their equivalent of the National Guard, or the BBC "Home Service".
I'd much prefer the name "Domestic" or "National".
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Fri Dec-04-09 05:45 PM
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15. 'mother-country' is the English equivalent, I believe. It's what I'm familiar with. |
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Thu Dec-03-09 08:11 PM
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5. Never cared for THAT term. |
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Seeing that the Nazi's used it, I cringe when western nations do the same.
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Thu Dec-03-09 08:21 PM
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6. Way too close to motherland/fatherland |
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The implications of that word are chilling, I remember being in shock when I first heard proposed a "Homeland Security" department.
The only "homeland security" we need is our armed forces. This domestic secret police force is right out of a dystopian nightmare.
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Thu Dec-03-09 09:34 PM
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Fri Dec-04-09 10:54 AM
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14. Obviously a takeoff on those gems.... |
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...in the mold of Stalin and Hitler
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Thu Dec-03-09 08:26 PM
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7. Absolutely!!! It was part of their controlling of the message... |
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Thu Dec-03-09 08:33 PM
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8. To me it is fantastically ironic neo-Orwellian speak |
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Homeland Security seems an admission of empire. Proving conclusively that the "Department of Defense" is not.
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Thu Dec-03-09 11:16 PM
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10. I remember when the US was the heartland n/t |
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Fri Dec-04-09 04:18 AM
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11. With huge Nazi overtones |
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and reminiscences. But if the jackboots fit.........
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Fri Dec-04-09 10:43 AM
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12. A "Nation" or a "Country" has Citizens |
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A "homeland" has subjects and Leaders. Subjects don't question policies that Leaders say are necessary to protect them.
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Fri Dec-04-09 10:53 AM
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Like 'Motherland'(Stalin) and 'Fatherland'(Hitler)
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