Ukraine, Trump, etc.

[Kane]

[Kane]

[Kane]

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[jimmyz]

[jimmyz]

The pearl-clutching by many here makes me grin. Get ready for great disappointment in 13 months.


For Ex & Kane:

pearl-clutching
noun [ U ]
UK /ˈpɜːl ˌklʌtʃ.ɪŋ/ US /ˈpɝːl ˌklʌtʃ.ɪŋ/

disapproving
a very shocked reaction, especially one in which you show more shock than you really feel in order to show that you think something is morally wrong:

[exploited]

[exploited]

Anyways, I realize that it isn't fair to point out how somebody is butchering the English language, without also providing constructive advice.

When the Teflon Don was going after Canada, I think it would be more reasonable to say I was pearl-clutching... but then again, there was nothing over-exaggerated by my shock that we were being harmed for no good reason, in addition to being declared a national security threat. So again, not really accurate, but nonetheless a better use of the word.

A better word to describe my reaction to the Trump Presidency is bemusement. The definition is this:

1. To bewilder or confuse.
2. To preoccupy; engross.
3. To cause to be mildly amused, especially in a detached way.

The only issue I take with the word is the second part of the definition, because I'm not currently engrossed with Trump, as our national elections are in full-swing and it has been a... special campaign season. Some definitions of the word instead refer "to distract," and I think that is a more apt description. The Trump Presidency is a distraction to me. I never use Twitter but I still like heading over there and reading his shitposts, because they are funny.

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