RedWizard [he/him, comrade/them] to news • 9 hours agoTlaib Demands Blinken Resign Over Failure to Hold Israel Accountable for Gaza Genocideexternal-linkmessage-square8 fedilinkarrow-up192file-textcross-posted to: usa@lemmy.mlpalestine@lemmygrad.mlpalestine@lemmy.ml
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minus-squareloathsome dongeater@lemmygrad.mlhexbear20·7 hours agoFailure implies he tried. I don't know why this phrasing is used in this context. Is there something I'm missing as ESL? linkfedilink
minus-squareYOuLibsWoulD [he/him]hexbear18·7 hours agoIf you're asking this genuinely, it can also be in the context of a duty or obligation. If you're meaning he didn't do shit except actively cover for lies, you're right. link
minus-squareloathsome dongeater@lemmygrad.mlhexbear4·5 hours agoEven in the context of duty it makes very little sense. It's like saying Derek Chauvin failed to protect George Floyd. linkfedilink
Failure implies he tried. I don't know why this phrasing is used in this context. Is there something I'm missing as ESL?
If you're asking this genuinely, it can also be in the context of a duty or obligation.
If you're meaning he didn't do shit except actively cover for lies, you're right.
Even in the context of duty it makes very little sense. It's like saying Derek Chauvin failed to protect George Floyd.