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In an essay for Common Dreams dot org, Peter Yarrow used the word, "despoliation." Never heard of it. Did Yarrow do a Dubya? It is no measure of health to be well adjusted to a profoundly sick society. -J. Krishnamurti | ||
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I hadn't heard of it, but it seems to mean the act of plundering or the state of being despoiled. How was it used? | |||
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It's a perfectly cromulent word, used since at least 1657. Build a man a fire and he's warm for a day. Set a man on fire and he's warm for the rest of his life. | |||
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Well, Yarrow knows more about language than I thought! And, I see arnie has overdosed on The Simpsons.  It is no measure of health to be well adjusted to a profoundly sick society. -J. Krishnamurti | |||
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