Stirring the pot
<p><span word="Reader">Reader</span> <span word="question">question</span>:</p><p><span word="Please">Please</span> <span word="explain">explain</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="sentence">sentence</span>, “<span word="stir">stir</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="pot">pot</span>” <span word="in">in</span> <span word="particular">particular</span>:</p><p><span word="Too">Too</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="times">times</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="come">come</span> <span word="here">here</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="stir">stir</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="pot">pot</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="doesn">doesn</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="need">need</span> <span word="it">it</span>.</p><p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="comments">comments</span>:</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="words">words</span>, <span word="many">many</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="here">here</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="fun">fun</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="fanfare">fanfare</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="large">large</span> <span word="gathering">gathering</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="public">public</span> <span word="square">square</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="example">example</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="swarm">swarm</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="what">what</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="going">going</span> <span word="on">on</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="crowd">crowd</span>, <span word="some">some</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="actually">actually</span> <span word="protesting">protesting</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="something">something</span>, <span word="cruelty">cruelty</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="animals">animals</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="instance">instance</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="looking">looking</span> <span word="on">on</span>. <span word="They">They</span>’<span word="ve">ve</span> <span word="nothing">nothing</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="own">own</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="protest">protest</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="for">for</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="share">share</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sentiments">sentiments</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="demonstrators">demonstrators</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="there">there</span> – <span word="to">to</span> <span word="stir">stir</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="pot">pot</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="speaker">speaker</span> <span word="says">says</span>.</p><p><span word="If">If</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="cook">cook</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="own">own</span> <span word="meals">meals</span>, <span word="of">of</span> <span word="course">course</span>, <span word="you">you</span>’<span word="ll">ll</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="problem">problem</span> <span word="understanding">understanding</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="concept">concept</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="stirring">stirring</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="pot">pot</span>. <span word="You">You</span> <span word="stir">stir</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="pot">pot</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="mix">mix</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="ingredients">ingredients</span> <span word="evenly">evenly</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="bring">bring</span> <span word="grains">grains</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="meats">meats</span> <span word="lying">lying</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bottom">bottom</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="pot">pot</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="surface">surface</span>.</p><p><span word="And">And</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="process">process</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="disturb">disturb</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="whole">whole</span> <span word="pot">pot</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="turn">turn</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="otherwise">otherwise</span> <span word="clean">clean</span> <span word="pot">pot</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="water">water</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="messy">messy</span> <span word="mishmash">mishmash</span>.</p><p><span word="Hence">Hence</span>, <span word="metaphorically">metaphorically</span>, <span word="people">people</span> <span word="stir">stir</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="political">political</span> <span word="pot">pot</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="order">order</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="disturb">disturb</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="peace">peace</span>, <span word="raise">raise</span> <span word="disputes">disputes</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="cause">cause</span> <span word="unrest">unrest</span>.</p><p><span word="That">That</span> <span word="sounds">sounds</span> <span word="negative">negative</span>. <span word="Sorry">Sorry</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="that">that</span>. <span word="Let">Let</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="put">put</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="way">way</span>. <span word="People">People</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="stir">stir</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="political">political</span> <span word="pot">pot</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="bringing">bringing</span> <span word="hidden">hidden</span> <span word="issues">issues</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="surface">surface</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="thereby">thereby</span> <span word="effect">effect</span> <span word="change">change</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="example">example</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="tone">tone</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="speaker">speaker</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="suggest">suggest</span> <span word="he">he</span>/<span word="she">she</span> <span word="might">might</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="member">member</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="establishment">establishment</span>, <span word="i">i</span>.<span word="e">e</span>. <span word="people">people</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="prefers">prefers</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="status">status</span> <span word="quo">quo</span>.</p>
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