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minus-squareFlowVoid@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down2·edit-23 months agoNot 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. EDIT Or to take a simple example, “I no longer live in California” does not mean “I will never again live in California”.
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.
EDIT
Or to take a simple example, “I no longer live in California” does not mean “I will never again live in California”.