Lynching is a form of communication. If someone dies, even myseriously, or simply disappears, there is no specific message sent. Plausible denability is preserved, and ambiguity remains. A lynching sends a very explicit message from a community regarding some perceived threat.
What about all the people in Central America during the 80's whose family members, friends, religious figures and politicans that mysteriously dissappeared? I am pretty sure that sent a clear message to those people, just as clear as lynching.
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Meanwhile, down the hall, students were studying Intelligent Design.
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Lynching is a form of communication. If someone dies, even myseriously, or simply disappears, there is no specific message sent. Plausible denability is preserved, and ambiguity remains. A lynching sends a very explicit message from a community regarding some perceived threat.
What about all the people in Central America during the 80's whose family members, friends, religious figures and politicans that mysteriously dissappeared? I am pretty sure that sent a clear message to those people, just as clear as lynching.
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Gobsheen is a more subtle way of saying Gobshite (in the sense of an ass-clown or a fool).