Why do people talk about the "radical right"?

[conuly]

Whatever happened to the word "reactionary"? Is there a difference that I'm not seeing?

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[conuly]

This is distressingly ignorant, I know - but how does one pronounce "Joel" in English? I know that the el means "God" and that the name itself means "The lord is God". I know that it was apparently quite a popular name in Biblical times, as several Bible-people have that name.

I can't pronounce it.

(Sorry for the hijack of my own thread here)

[feasel.livejournal.com]

My dad's name is Joel. We always pronounced it as though it rhymed with "hole." I've also heard it pronounced "joe-el" with two syllables.

[polydad.livejournal.com]

Rhymes with "hole." You're a first; I've never had anyone have problems with it before.

I only know one biblical figure with the name, a minor and rather pessimistic prophet. Would fit in very well with modern times.

best,

Joel

[conuly]

There's at least eight, I just checked Wikipedia.