Day 1,964: organizing principle, browbeat, consequences, capitulate, retort
However, without American enlightened self-interest as an organising principle, the world will belong to bullies. Countries will be more able to browbeat their neighbours, economically and militarily, without fear of consequences. Their victims, unable to turn to America for relief, will be more likely to compromise or capitulate.
Mr Trump would no doubt retort that this is the world’s problem, not America’s.
Artwork of the day
The Consequences of War
Peter_Paul_RubensDate:1637 - 1638Style:BaroqueGenre:battle paintingMedia:oil, panel, canvasLocation:Palazzo Pitti, Florence, ItalyDimensions:206 x 342 cm
Word of the day
organizing principle: core assumption from which everything else by proximity can derive a classification or a value. It is like a central reference point that allows all other objects to be located, often used in a conceptual framework.
browbeat: to try to force someone to do something by threatening them or persuading them forcefully and unfairly:
consequence: a result of a particular action or situation, often one that is bad or not convenient:
capitulate: to accept something or agree to do something unwillingly:
retort: to answer someone quickly in an angry or funny way:
Quote of the day
“One day you will kiss a man you can't breathe without, and find that breath is of little consequence.”
― Karen Marie Moning, Bloodfever