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    1 year ago

    @Telodzrum

    1. “team” by itself just means a group of people working together to achieve a common goal, BUT when used in the context of "the other team" (with the definite article) it implies there are two teams working in opposition to one another specifically.

    @Gradually_Adjusting’s idea that this is most likely intended as a sports metaphor for Biden’s audience seems reasonable.

    1. I can’t decide whether you’re saying “team” is analytical and sterile/dehumanizing, or whether you’re suggesting that actually calling Hamas “Hamas” would have been dehumanizing.