A way to soften blunt questions

Not everyone appreciates a direct approach to speaking, not everyone is a Laconic speaking warrior of Spartanesque era where time is of the essence in communication. Some people, arguably many, prefer a subtler approach. Questions by their nature are an aggressive inquiry into someone's mind. By asking a question, you are essentially poking into a... Continue Reading →

The Term ‘Lawfare’

This post is apolitical and I'm merely commenting on the state of things. I have evidence for both parties in this bi-partisan state (United States) having used Lawfare. It seems in recent news, the term Lawfare is gaining rise. Lawfare is essentially using the legal system to wage warfare based on laws and policies or... Continue Reading →

Food as a Slur

As a preface, this is for more of an analysis of language and not in any way meant to inspire or instill any form of racism or larger parts tribalism. So take the below with a grain of salt. Throughout history, people have used the foods of different cultures to describe people, but using the... Continue Reading →

On the word ‘Semite’

So, there was this great flood depicted in many religions and cultures throughout the world. In the Abrahamic Religions (Judaism, Islam, and Christianity), there was a man Named Noah who built an Ark to survive the floods. Noah had three sons Shem, Ham, and Japheth. Thus the people descending from the three sons were named... Continue Reading →

On the suffix -Nesia

The word 'nesia' comes from Ancient Hellenic (Greek) meaning 'island'. These words below are found to have 'nesia'; Polynesia = Poly for 'many' + Nesia 'island' = Many islandsMicronesia = Micro for 'small' + Nesia = Small islandsIndonesia = Indo (loosely translated) for the 'Indus region' + Nesia = Indus region islands The suffix '-Nesia'... Continue Reading →

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