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Reegis Posted 5 years ago
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The popular sentiment towards war is negative.

Hello.

I would like to make sure about this sentence:

The popular sentiment towards war is negative.

In short, does it mean that people just don't like wars? Or is it more precise, for example that a given country is considering to declare war, but its citizens don't support this decision? Or many interpretations are possible?

  

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It may refer to war in general or to a particular war that could be declared. There is no way to tell without further context. "

  • It may refer to war in general or to a particular war that could be declared.
  • There is no way to tell without further context.
  • "
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It may refer to war in general or to a particular war that could be declared. There is no way to tell without further context.

However, if talking about a war that is actually in progress, we would say "The popular sentiment towards the war is negative."

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