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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region Forumssolipsism, my new favorite word for peotus maggot
per Charles Krauthammer
http://www.dictionary.com/browse/solipsism
noun
1.
Philosophy. the theory that only the self exists, or can be proved to exist.
2.
extreme preoccupation with and indulgence of one's feelings, desires, etc.; egoistic self-absorption.
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solipsism, my new favorite word for peotus maggot (Original Post)
Motley13
Dec 2016
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pangaia
(24,324 posts)1. I remember once before this asshole schmuck got something right.
But I forget what it was.
angstlessk
(11,862 posts)2. I always thought it had something to do with pigs...
...turns out I was correct!
Sorry if I insulted pigs
SharonAnn
(13,778 posts)3. I could only remember that "solipsism" was somehow self-referential. I had to look it up!
I love running across words that are rarely used and that have a very specific meaning.
spanone
(135,874 posts)4. i'll admit...when i read his piece, i looked it up....
malthaussen
(17,216 posts)5. Mr Trump is a good cure for solipsism.
I doubt many of us imagined him in our worst nightmares.
-- Mal