Russia Invades Georgia

[Professor S]

Originally Posted by manasecret

They're called digressions. The word "digression" or some translation of it has been around since, I dunno, I'm going to guess since the beginning of human linguistic history. Do you think it is only "today's youth" (hint, I'm only seven years younger than you) that have been prone to digressions, despite the word being around for ages? Have you spent every waking moment of the last two weeks or so thinking and talking only about Georgia and Russia?

Again, like the drinking thread, I'm sorry to hijack the thread. But, puh-lease about the "today's youth" crap.

You make the mistake of assuming I don't refer to people my age as well, and I do. I certain;y don;t consider 31 to be "old". It seems like everyone under 40 is simply ignoring the situation, while those with strong memories of the cold war really see what is going on. Thats what I find very sad, how the youyth of today ignore hostory. Worse yet, is how this has become basically a nothing story for the media. The whole situation is pathetic.

As for digressions, there is a diffrence bewteen digressing and firm stuffing ne's head in the sand. There are plenty of places to digress on this forum. This is a serious situation. Digress elsewhere.

As for doubts about the system that is being agreed upon, I had doubts myself about its intent, but every news source I can find has no other proof that it is anything but a defense system so I'll take it at face value until I hear otherwise. Saying anything else is simply basing an basing an opinion on ignorance.