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Itasan
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politically explosive

Post by Itasan » Fri May 02, 2008 11:39 am

"The idea was politically explosive."
I wonder what 'politically explosive' means.

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Politically Explosive

Post by eslweb » Thu May 08, 2008 10:15 am

Politically Explosive literally means that it could cause resignations of politicians, change an election result or something else dramatic in a political sense.

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Would a ruler like to censor it? It's Politically Explosive!

Post by Eric18 » Tue Aug 19, 2008 3:53 am

Here's a quick test. Would a corrupt ruler, dictator, or dishonest politician like to censor the information?

If so, that is politically explosive!

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