• Flying Squid@lemmy.worldM
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    5 months ago

    “Gaza no longer poses a threat” does not mean “Gaza will never again pose a threat”.

    They sound like the same thing to me… “no longer” and “never again” mean the same thing in my experience.

    • FlowVoid@lemmy.world
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      5 months ago

      Not to me.

      The US once went to war with England, but I think most Americans agree that “England no longer poses a threat to us.”

      But is it possible that one day we will again be at war with England? I mean sure, anything is possible.

      You really can’t say anyone will “never be a threat”. Just that they aren’t a threat now.

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      Or to take a simple example, “I no longer live in California” does not mean “I will never again live in California”.