Ordspråk av Scott McClellan
"You know, to go back and revisit those kinds of things, it’s a little bit like opening up Pandora’s Box. You start pulling on threads, and you don’t know where it’s going to lead you. And frankly, there are a lot of people who would prefer that those threads remain untangled."
"Du vet, att gå tillbaka och återbesöka sådana saker är lite som att öppna Pandoras ask. Man börjar dra i trådar, och man vet inte vart det kommer att leda en. Och ärligt talat, det finns många människor som skulle föredra att de där trådarna förblir oklippta."
The questions raised by the quote are:
* **What "kinds of things" is McClellan referring to?** The quote doesn’t specify. It implies sensitive or potentially damaging events or decisions from the past, likely relating to his time as White House Press Secretary under George W. Bush. * **What is in "Pandora’s Box" in this context?** In this analogy, "Pandora’s Box" represents a collection of potentially harmful truths, revelations, or consequences that would be unleashed by revisiting the past. * **Who are the “a lot of people" who want the threads untangled?** These are individuals who would be negatively impacted by a full and honest accounting of past events. They likely hold positions of power, were involved in the decisions being alluded to, or have a vested interest in maintaining the existing narrative. * **What consequences are they trying to avoid?** The consequences could include reputational damage, legal repercussions, political fallout, or the unraveling of carefully constructed justifications for past actions. * **Why are these threads "untangled" instead of "cut"?** The Swedish translation uses "oklippta" (uncut) which is a more literal rendering of "untangled" in the original metaphor. The implication is not to sever the connection to the past, but to leave the issues unexplored and unaddressed – to prevent them from becoming fully visible or understood. |
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