A Boring Dystopia

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In 6 hours it will be illegal to say "I support Palestine Action" in the UK, with a sentence of up to 14 years in prison. (www.theguardian.com)

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[–] Mamdani_Da_Savior@lemmy.world 10 points 8 hours ago (1 children)

During the Korean war a British unit was being overrun by the Chinese. The American general asked the British Colonel how things where and the Colonel said its a bit hairy. While the American general took this to mean they are ok. They got overrun and everyone in the unit was killed or captured.

[–] Apepollo11@lemmy.world 7 points 6 hours ago* (last edited 6 hours ago)

I love these kinds of stories, but I think that specific example is just a misunderstanding of idioms, rather than an example of pretending something isn't happening, though.