That article so filled with linguistic clutter, reading it is like trying to job through maple syrup. Next time just say what’s on your mind, Matt.
New Republic is a commie rag. Has been for decades.
Was thinking the same thing. Way too much junk. Unreadable. Can’t believe he was paid for that mess. I guess they’re no longer paying editors.
“That article so filled with linguistic clutter, reading it is like trying to job through maple syrup. Next time just say what’s on your mind, Matt.”
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It’s irritating. I’m sure there are lots of good details in there that I would like to read, details that give you color about what’s happening that you can’t find anywhere else.
The problem is the details are literally drowning in all that clutter, which I assume is supposed to make the writer appear well read, witty and provide humor.
Reading the clutter gives me the same sensation as does eating ice cream too fast.
Bingo.
“That article so filled with linguistic clutter, reading it is like trying to jog through maple syrup. Next time just say what’s on your mind, Matt.”
Au contraire. Yes it is a long read and it is often hard to distinguish truth from hyperbole/theater, but I did get some of the references, especially the “Apocalypse Now” references/comparisons.
It was light hearted with some facts. Distinguishing fact from fiction was nearly impossible.
BUT, if anyone “nailed” you on the facts, you could just say it was fiction/hyperbole, who could tell?
I found it fun and enlightening. (choosing for myself which things to believe).
I thought the article “excellent”! FUN! Something rare in the “new normal COVID era. (It IS becoming an era)
era:
“3. The longest division of geologic time, made up of one or more periods.”