User talk:Rkrichbaum

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If you'd read it in full why did state: "If you believe otherwise, provide the quotes verbatim. I asked you before" after I had already done so? I'm sorry, I'm tired of this; you're randomly picking a part diction as it suits you.

"Undifferentiated: Having no special structure or function; primitive; embryonic." An undifferentiated attack or censure of the U.S. would, by definition, apply to the country per se. "I hate America and Americans" is undifferentiated and qualifies as anti-Americanism. "I'm appalled by Guantanamo" is differentiated and doesn't qualify. I actually think it's a very fine word to get across that nuance.

"However," plus "coherent" posits a contradiction. Change coherent if it bothers you so much. Really.

And suggesting something doesn't exist until we have a name for it is semantic sleight-of-hand. That's it's as old as the country isn't misleading in the slightest, unless you have a better label for "I am willing to love all mankind except an American" (Johnson) and numerous sentiments like it from the 18th century onwards. Marskell 12:55, 14 May 2006 (UTC)

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The request will be posted shortly; I'm doing the notifications first. Follow the link and agree to mediation if you like. Marskell 17:23, 15 May 2006 (UTC)