11-10-2008, 04:10 PM
Quote:I have explained the usage of the word intended but accede to the fact that usage may vary from culture to culture. I have, therefore amended the description; the import remains.
This demeaning comment is what I initially labelled laconophoic, for a needlessly demeaning comment cannot be other, and elimated any sense of objectivity in your commentary. Your retraction eliminates the label. Without that, your take on hellenistic Sparta is still incorrect, you have even argued aginst yourself in this thread, but since you believe that there is a label "Laconophobe" that has any relevance in modern parlayance I shall refrain from using it. I shall simply note that you fall on the opposite side of the spectrum from those who wrongly propped up Sparta in education, and ask that you examen your opinion through that lens.
Paul M. Bardunias
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A Spartan, being asked a question, answered "No." And when the questioner said, "You lie," the Spartan said, "You see, then, that it is stupid of you to ask questions to which you already know the answer!"
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A Spartan, being asked a question, answered "No." And when the questioner said, "You lie," the Spartan said, "You see, then, that it is stupid of you to ask questions to which you already know the answer!"
