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2025-07-09T2:47:53+00:00

AI Overview (Google) The phrase "cut off the head of the snake" is an idiom that means to eliminate the source of a problem or the main instigator of a harmful situation. It suggests taking decisive action to neutralize the central cause of difficulty, rather than dealing with the consequences or peripheral issues. For example, in a legal context, it might mean targeting the leader of a criminal organization rather than just arresting low-level members. In a political context, it could refer to focusing on the person or group most responsible for a policy failure. The phrase implies that removing the head will effectively stop the entire problem from continuing. This idiom is often used to emphasize the need for decisive action and to highlight the importance of addressing the root cause of a problem, rather than just its symptoms. It also carries a sense of urgency and the understanding that inaction will lead to continued negative consequences. <a href="https://www.google.com/search?q=cut+off+the+head+of+the+snake&sca_esv=292e22bfb9145032&rlz=1C1CHBD_enUS1151US1151&sxsrf=AE3TifNJc4p8ilrTXPN2hJNZl1uQqJNWrA%3A1752028494805&ei=TtVtaMqzJoOJwbkP3pXrsQ4&ved=0ahUKEwjKkrzg3q6OAxWDRDABHd7KOuYQ4dUDCBA&uact=5&oq=cut+off+the+head+of+the+snake&gs_lp=Egxnd3Mtd2l6LXNlcnAiHWN1dCBvZmYgdGhlIGhlYWQgb2YgdGhlIHNuYWtlMgUQABiABDILEAAYgAQYkQIYigUyCxAAGIAEGJECGIoFMgUQABiABDILEAAYgAQYkQIYigUyCxAAGIAEGJECGIoFMgoQABiABBhDGIoFMggQABgWGAoYHjIGEAAYFhgeMgYQABgWGB5IryZQsgpY1xFwAXgBkAEAmAG3AqABvQqqAQcwLjIuMi4yuAEDyAEA-AEBmAIHoAKfDMICChAAGLADGNYEGEeYAwCIBgGQBgiSBwcxLjEuMy4yoAemLrIHBzAuMS4zLjK4B4YMwgcHMy0zLjIuMsgHzgE&sclient=gws-wiz-serp" target="_blank">https://www.google.com/search?q=cut+off+the+head+of+the+snake&sca_esv=292e22bfb9145032&rlz=1C1CHBD_enUS1151US1151&sxsrf=AE3TifNJc4p8ilrTXPN2hJNZl1uQqJNWrA%3A1752028494805&ei=TtVtaMqzJoOJwbkP3pXrsQ4&ved=0ahUKEwjKkrzg3q6OAxWDRDABHd7KOuYQ4dUDCBA&uact=5&oq=cut+off+the+head+of+the+snake&gs_lp=Egxnd3Mtd2l6LXNlcnAiHWN1dCBvZmYgdGhlIGhlYWQgb2YgdGhlIHNuYWtlMgUQABiABDILEAAYgAQYkQIYigUyCxAAGIAEGJECGIoFMgUQABiABDILEAAYgAQYkQIYigUyCxAAGIAEGJECGIoFMgoQABiABBhDGIoFMggQABgWGAoYHjIGEAAYFhgeMgYQABgWGB5IryZQsgpY1xFwAXgBkAEAmAG3AqABvQqqAQcwLjIuMi4yuAEDyAEA-AEBmAIHoAKfDMICChAAGLADGNYEGEeYAwCIBgGQBgiSBwcxLjEuMy4yoAemLrIHBzAuMS4zLjK4B4YMwgcHMy0zLjIuMsgHzgE&sclient=gws-wiz-serp Ironic, that in the specific case I am thinking of, the main person responsible for political policy failures, and the leader of a criminal organization, happens to be the same person....

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That topic can be misconstrued in a political context. dixiegrrrrl Jul 2025 #1

Just reporting what Google AI said, in response to a search about a phrase... Jack Valentino Jul 2025 #2

Yeah, I got that. dixiegrrrrl Jul 2025 #3

Non-DU folks can scream all they like--- into an email address Jack Valentino Jul 2025 #4

What's your point and is it appropriate here? Is there KPN Jul 2025 #5

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dixiegrrrrl

(60,175 posts)

1. That topic can be misconstrued in a political context.

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Tue Jul 8, 2025, 10:55 PM

Jul 2025

Jus sayin........

Jack Valentino

(5,250 posts)

2. Just reporting what Google AI said, in response to a search about a phrase...

Reply to dixiegrrrrl (Reply #1)

Tue Jul 8, 2025, 11:04 PM

Jul 2025

and in a democratic republic, theoretically there are lawful remedies to such a problem.....

(whether we still have a 'democratic republic' is a different question which I am not asking)

dixiegrrrrl

(60,175 posts)

3. Yeah, I got that.

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Tue Jul 8, 2025, 11:21 PM

Jul 2025

And I get how nonDU oriented folks could make a screaming complaint about it.
Not that anything can be done about how twisted irrational minds work.

Jack Valentino

(5,250 posts)

4. Non-DU folks can scream all they like--- into an email address

Reply to dixiegrrrrl (Reply #3)

Tue Jul 8, 2025, 11:33 PM

Jul 2025

which is probably almost never even opened, much less read...

It may be good therapy for them, if they can work out their hostilities
by pounding upon their computer keyboard

(and hey, I may somewhat resemble that remark, but in an entirely different direction)

KPN

(17,510 posts)

5. What's your point and is it appropriate here? Is there

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Tue Jul 8, 2025, 11:38 PM

Jul 2025

anything gained by it?

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