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Communication is impossible unless we ascribe to a speaker's or author's words their usual and customary meanings, absent some textual or behavioral evidence to the contrary, such as that the speaker is a lawyer or a propagandist. So, either comminication is impossible, in which case why are you bothering with this post, or else Ms de Coster or you owe us a clear demonstration that Bush uses the words he uses with the meanings that Ms de Coster has given them rather than otherwise.

We have little evidence that Bush is a propagandist. It is quite evident on the other hand that you and Ms de Coster are propagandists, and therefore, we have to assume that until we can commit the text to further analysis, her meanings and your meanings are suspect. not happened, we must assume that it is your belief that verbal communication is impossible.

It is quite evident on the other hand that you and Ms de Coster are propagandists...

Propagandists from the "moderate" wing of the Anarchist Party.

Ms de Coster or you owe us a clear demonstration that Bush uses the words he uses with the meanings that Ms de Coster has given them rather than otherwise.

How about this: DeCoster said,

As I said, crisis allows for the growth of government and its military as the people clamor for protection from their newly enabled politicians. We will act on this, and we will take full advantage of the opportunity presented to us.

As her interpretation of part of Bush's speech. For those who think that this isn't so read the government's plans as to how to treat the citizens in the case of smallpox outbreak.(all for ~~our~~ their own good)