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The number of times Europe has attempted to destroy Russia through treachery throughout history is numerous. The Russians must accept that at some point a relationship with Europe is impossible, other than to treat them aggressor. Russia can now choose to leave behind those who have historically rejected them to the point of seeking their destruction and embrace the majority that will welcome their leadership.

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This is a wonderful article. 70 years ago Benjamin Lee Wharf's "Language, Thought and Reality" explained how language shapes thought. That led to the General Semantics movement and similar groups showing this. I was sorry to see an irrelevant attack on Whorf and others in this line by Noam Chomsky, arguing that the language function was inherent in the human brain. Somehow, that movement distracted attention from the Orwellian idea of Doublethink. Glenn's article restores this approach in the clearest way that I have seen in the last 70 years.

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