В шестой серии Stranger Things один персонаж отвечает на предложение отправиться в опасное место: «Ты просишь меня последовать за тобой в Мордор». Это вполне обычная фраза, которую легко можно встретить в разговоре в реальной жизни. Я смотрел этот эпизод, и у меня не возникло никакого диссонанса: простая беседа с метафорами.
Но другой персонаж после этого спросил «Что ещё за Мордор?». Этот момент вызвал у меня сильное кратковременное удивление, но потом я вспомнил, что в сериале показаны 80-е. Персонаж, сказавший первую фразу, по сюжету гик, нерд, любитель сложных настольных игр — он наверняка читал фентези. А вот массовая культура ещё о Властелине Колец ничего не знает, потому что не вышло кино. Его фраза для других примерно то же самое, что в наше время я бы сказал: «Ты предлагаешь мне долететь до Мекатол Рекс» — узкий нишевый контент, ничего не значащий с точки зрения обывателя.
В наше время даже бабушки, кажется, знают, что такое Мордор, и могут если не использовать, то хотя бы понять подобную метафору. Это часть общего культурного кода, новый язык, который для нас уже не новый. Но 40 лет назад и в реальной жизни какие-то люди могли обсуждать Мордор, и их почти никто вокруг не понял бы. Вот так вот авторы из настоящего смоделировали вполне реалистичную ситуацию из прошлого, которую сквозь время смотрят зрители из настоящего и понимают в ней больше, чем персонажи. Такой временной скачок туда-сюда: обогащение культурного контекста наделяет слова новым смыслом. Я в полном восторге от этой небольшой реплики!
Вполне возможно, что прямо сейчас где-то ведётся обсуждение узкоспециализированного и нишевого понятия, которое через 40 лет станет знакомой всем обыденностью.
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News update: #Tigray Democratic Solidarity rejects HoF decision, threatens to boycott elections and similar ‘illegal acts’ if unresolved
Tigray Democratic Solidarity (#Simret) has called on the House of #Federation (HoF) to reconsider its decision to remove electoral constituencies in districts previously under the Tigray region administration, describing the move as “unconstitutional” and warning that it undermines Ethiopia’s federal system.
In a letter addressed to both the House of Federation and the National Election Board of Ethiopia (#NEBE), Simret said the decision constitutes an act that “undermines the country’s constitutional order, crushes institutional independence, and effectively declares ‘constitutional anarchy’.”
Citing Article 62 of the FDRE Constitution, the party argued that the House of Federation’s powers are limited to constitutional interpretation & the resolution of regional boundary disputes.
Simret further argued that boundary...
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News: Armed #Tigrai Peace Force converge with Interim Admin in rejecting House of #Federation decision
An unusual alignment is emerging among rival Tigrayan actors after the National Electoral Board of Ethiopia (#NEBE) issued a decision, in line with a ruling by the House of Federation, concerning five electoral districts previously under the Tigray regional state ahead of the 7th General Elections.
The Tigrai Peace Force, an armed group that has positioned itself in opposition to both the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (#TPLF) and the current Tigray Interim Administration, released a statement through its Military Council strongly rejecting the electoral board’s decision. On the same day, the Tigray Communication Affairs Bureau, representing the Interim Administration, issued a separate statement condemning the move as unconstitutional.
Despite deep political and military divisions between them, these & other political actors adopted strikingly similar...
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News: Demonstration held in #Kobo town, #Amhara region, supporting House of Federation decision; IDPs allege pressure to participate
A public demonstration was held on Saturday in Kobo town, #North_Wollo Zone of the Amhara Region, in support of a decision by the House of #Federation and the National Election Board of #Ethiopia allowing elections to be conducted in disputed areas of the Raya zone outside the administration of the Tigray Region.
However, internally displaced people (#IDPs) and residents who participated in the gathering told Addis Standard they were warned that failure to take part could affect their access to humanitarian assistance.
On 23 February 2026, it was reported that Ethiopia’s House of Federation had ordered the upcoming federal parliamentary elections in five electoral districts previously under the Tigray regional state to be conducted outside the Tigray administration’s oversight until the “ownership claim is resolved.”..........
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News: #NAMA, #ADPM welcome House of Federation decision to hold elections in five districts outside #Tigray oversight
The National Movement of #Amhara (NAMA) and the Amhara Democratic Force Movement (ADPM) have welcomed a recent decision by the House of #Federation to conduct elections in five districts outside the oversight of the Tigray regional authorities, pending the resolution of their constitutional status.
In separate statements issued following emergency executive meetings, both organisations said the decision provides a legal response to long-standing questions of political participation and identity in the “contested” electoral districts, while also raising concerns about its implementation.
NAMA said it respects the decision, which followed communication between the House of Federation and #NEBE, & described it as consistent with the spirit of the Pretoria Agreement.
For its part, ADPM described the House’s move as “the beginning of historical....
Read more: https://addisstandard.com/?p=55369
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