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“The declaration closed with a threat of “prompt and utter destruction,” but did not mention two new factors: impending Soviet entry into the war and already-scheduled atomic strikes.17 With the cabinet divided over how to respond, Premier Suzuki used the phrase mokusatsu—he would ignore the declaration, “treat it with silent contempt.””
“Prime Minister Suzuki Kantaro, a long time opponent of the war with the United States, had no choice but to declare mokusatsu: contemptuous silence.”
“The reviewer chooses to quote a sentence of mine to the effect that the study lacks direct policy implications — and therefore, he implies, it is not worth taking seriously: mokusatsu.”
“a long time opponent of the war with the United States, had no choice but to declare mokusatsu: contemptuous silence.”
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artbizness - A Wordie Newbie on a Mission-ie.
The Story of my first few days on Wordie.
spatchcock, mokusatsu, mokusatsu, spargepipe, blimey, labyrinthine, bufflehead, lol, word-lubber, screed, worded gentry, bamboozle and 1 more...
reesetee I agree, c_b. Usually works much better than contemptuous speech. :-) Sep 18, 2008
artbizness Blimey, I got there in the end. Sep 18, 2008
artbizness It's funny how a word can lead to the h-bomb Sep 18, 2008
chained_bear Encouraged and appreciated, esp. because I am going to cultivate the skill of keeping contemptuous silence. It sounds like fun. Sep 18, 2008
john There is a link, but thanks for providing the definition on this page, which is encouraged and appreciated. Sep 18, 2008
Prolagus Take your time! You can find some tips on features and on faq. And for any question, just ask! Sep 18, 2008
artbizness Right... So basically there'll already be a link to Wikipedia.
It's going to take me a while to get used to this... Sep 18, 2008
artbizness Citation: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mokusatsu Sep 18, 2008
artbizness "the act of keeping a contemptuous silence." Sep 18, 2008