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I think I've come to the conclusion before that it's causative, and [us part] is a small clause ā€” otherwise the case on 'us' is mysterious

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actually I remain uncertain if the 'do' is a light verb/tense thing, or if it's a causative like 'make'

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yes I think I may have even finished grad school by the time I figured that one out

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fwiw I was a grad student when I finally pieced together that "have you any wool" was a polar question about possession

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to be clear: stuck with them for now we need to tear down the buses that we are trapped on while we build the high speed rail

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I did not call you stupid, I never would. I don't know you. in fact, I was calling the movie smarter than me.

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I was agreeing with you that America has always been genocide I am saying to move away from it we need to work in the system we are still trapped in until we can break out

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I don't know why you think I am not fighting? why you think I don't want to fight? I work inside the system while we break it down if you want a better articulation of what I mean, the Matrix did it better

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I didn't say anything like that? I said we should be moving away from genocide, which means that's where we've been? that's literally the entire point of that post

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I vote with eyes wide open. the other option is to abdicate the small amount of power that I am currently allocated.

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