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Abolishinist

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4. And Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are still dead.

Reply to dalton99a (Original post)

Fri Jul 4, 2025, 01:32 PM

Jul 2025

Unlike Joe Biden, who used the term in 2014 for which he later apologized, this one doesn't have it in him to do so.

Speaking at the 40th Anniversary of the Legal Services Corporation, Vice President Joe Biden used the term 'Shylocks' to describe
predatory lenders who take advantage of servicemen and women overseas.

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Trump uses term viewed as antisemitic slur to refer to unscrupulous bankers [View all] dalton99a Jul 2025 OP

Soon as I saw the lead, I thought "Merchant of Venice". nt eppur_se_muova Jul 2025 #1

"Viewed as antisemitic" -- no it definitely is WhiskeyGrinder Jul 2025 #2

Someone told him that word..doubt seriously he knows a thing about Shakespeare Deuxcents Jul 2025 #3

And Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are still dead. Abolishinist Jul 2025 #4