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LearnedHand

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1. This is a gorgeous metaphor

Reply to Zorro (Original post)

Mon Dec 2, 2024, 09:03 AM

Dec 2

I haven't finished the whole piece yet -- and thanks for the gift article -- but this person's writing is stunning. Nuclear posturing as a "conversation" is one of the most gruesomely beautiful metaphors I've ever read for this topic.

More about this writer: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Langewiesche

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