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Here I was thinking George was up to something! In all seriousness, this really should be updated, but somehow omitting "state of" sounds more powerful to me...although I'm not sure why I feel this way?
Perhaps because Washington alone would represent the HQ of the national government. Think of "London", "Beijing".
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Wouldn't the short of Washington DC simply be DC?
Isn’t the state of Washington in Seattle? which means something else entirely.
[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seattle [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Washington,_D.C. [2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Washington_(state)
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Perhaps because Washington alone would represent the HQ of the national government. Think of "London", "Beijing".
Which, for those who like funny Wikipedia words, is a synecdoche .
Could you change the title to say "State of Washington"?
Wouldn't the short of Washington DC simply be DC?
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That can be also interpreted as the university though.
I'm not really familiar with people referring to Washington State University as Washignton State. WSU is common. Wazzu is common. Washington State not so much.
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Anonymous speech (for individuals) is also central to a functioning republic democracy.
i see nothing noble about enabling anonymous fronts for billionares to push stuff like fake grassroots movements.
What about anyone funding a tenancy advocacy organisation being added to a 'do not rent to this person' list?
What about people funding pro-choice organisations being added to 'unchristian lists' so christian employers check if their beliefs coincide.
The potential abuses of forcing disclosure for all donations are considerable.
Could you change the title to say "State of Washington"?
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i see nothing noble about enabling anonymous fronts for billionares to push stuff like fake grassroots movements.
How about forcing lists of donors to, say, a labor activist being used to create 'no hire' lists? What about anyone funding a tenancy advocacy organisation being added to a 'do not rent to this person' list? What about people funding pro-choice organisations being added to 'unchristian lists' so christian employers check if their beliefs coincide. The potential abuses of forcing disclosure for all donations are consi…
Could you change the title to say "State of Washington"?
Is anyone else getting tired of everyone playing editor on HN? In some cases its nice when clickbait headlines are reduced to their original content. However threads like this are drowning out the conversation about the subject matter.
Or at least, given a substantial visibility penalty.