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TearsMakeTheBestAmmo 18 points ago +19 / -1

Yeah? You want to see something in still trying to figure out?

Translate "quarantine" into Latin and then back to English. Keep taking each translation and swap it back. Repeat the process.

Something is seriously odd about that.

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spelunking_librator [S] 14 points ago +14 / -0

The word is in fact derived from the Latin quadraginta, which means "forty." Originally, this referred to the amount of time a widow could remain in her deceased husband's house, then referred to the period of time a ship had to wait off a country's port if its passengers were disease-stricken.

quadraginta days to flatten the curve

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TaxDollarsHardAtWork 9 points ago +9 / -0

More like forty years.

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20KAG20 3 points ago +3 / -0

Forty

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ProudConservativeNY 2 points ago +2 / -0

Try translating PANDEMIC to Latin and the results back to English. It’s something that has vexed men forever 😉

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jubyeonin 11 points ago +12 / -1

So the left is coming out as the right for anyone trying to translate it, but for what purpose?

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spelunking_librator [S] 12 points ago +13 / -1

suppose you're a non-english speaking german and want to read some based english material about ongoings in USA... you're face turns pale and you start to literally shake in PSTD as you read about right wing extremism

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muslimporn 10 points ago +11 / -1

This has been known for a long time. Google likes to swap white and black as well when it conveniently suits Google.

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DragonEnergy2 5 points ago +5 / -0

Evil.

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glow-operator-2-0 4 points ago +4 / -0

"Links" is left in German though.

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spelunking_librator [S] 1 point ago +1 / -0

that's the point

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dasvolk 4 points ago +4 / -0

That should be Linksextremismus which is the correct translation. If you put in Left-wing extremism it gives the correct result.

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Ylidk 5 points ago +5 / -0

The fact that it still translates "far-left extremism" into "right wing extremism" should be enough for you to not give them the benefit of the doubt. I tested it with different capital letters and it usually works as intended, but all lower case gives the result OP shows. It's definitely not an accident in any case

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spelunking_librator [S] 2 points ago +2 / -0

still

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The_Ikonoclast -2 points ago +1 / -3

Correct. The original post is fake and gay. I just typed it in and got "Extremismus ganz links"

While I disdain Google, let's keep it honest.

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Hewhodont 2 points ago +2 / -0

Lmfao 110% legit. I can confirm. 🥴🤡

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Kierwynn 2 points ago +2 / -0

I couldn't believe this. I had to test it myself. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vw6Tg0m_NJk&feature=youtu.be

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MAG_n_KAG 2 points ago +2 / -0

black on asian violence: white supremacy

left wing extremism: right wing extrmemism

everything wrong in the world, no matter what ideology causes it, is due to white right wing people according to these people. honk-honk

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gbolcer 1 point ago +1 / -0

The vodka is strong, but the meat is rotten.

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Anon6992374 0 points ago +1 / -1

Try "Left-wing extremism"

Linksextremismus

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me-no-likely3 -1 points ago +1 / -2

I tried this on the translate app and it didn’t do the same as shown in the pic when I tried just now.