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In reply to the discussion: I believe they've got it. By George, I believe they've got it. [View all]Caliman73
(11,730 posts)The problem is that a lot of the posts are either very emotionally charged (which is understandable) or they are not articulated very well.
I made a post about the Herschel Walker / Raphael Warnock tie in Georgia. I made it very clear that "some" Georgia voters were very stupid. Some is an operant word. Not all. We know the Stacy Adams has been working hard with other organizations and Georgia Democrats to effect change in Georgia. The issue is that there are a lot of ignorant, plain racist, and apathetic voters.
I did not trash the state of Georgia. I did not say EVERYONE. I defined an issue.
Like I said, there are quite a number of posts that perhaps, are doing as you say and being aimed at certain factions of people in the state of Texas. The problem comes from the "shotgun" approach to posting.
Language is constantly changing. Words that meant something years ago, have different meaning nowadays. Context is important. There is a book "The Giver" by Lois Lowry in which the term "precision of language" is exaggerated to show how language can be used to control thought. Similar to "1984" and "Brave New World". There is something, however, to being better descriptive when addressing a complex issue like the politics in a state like Texas.
Living in California, I know that we are considered a very Liberal state and the Democratic Party has a pretty firm grip on State and Federal representation. However, there are pockets of DEEP red in the state. We gave the country Richard Nixon, Ronald Reagan, Devin Nunez, Darrell Issa, etc.... politics are complicated and nuanced.