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Plucketeer

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28. Thanks for your reply

Sat Nov 21, 2015, 02:57 PM

Nov 2015

I have had a few posts alerted before. None of them bothered me like this one. Yes, it happens. But your "Learn" comment... Learn what? Learn that someone else's interpretation of a technically innocent word is THE way to look at that word henceforth? Is that what I'm supposed to "learn". I could - but won't - name instances in history where words were assigned interpretations that served particular, convenient meanings.

Liberal - to me - infers Liberty. Liberty is freedom from dictates - unreasonable ones anyway. Liberal isn't used much in referring to the other major political party because they've a track record of manipulation and exclusion as means to their ends.
Reading something into a word that's clearly NOT THERE - and using that conjured interpretation to level an accusation - is clearly NOT something a liberal sort would do. And yet I've had just such an occurrence shoved down my throat - or possibly up another port of my digestive tract.

There's certainly something to be learned from this incident, but it's not something constructive.

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Somebody clue me please.... [View all] Plucketeer Nov 2015 OP

best definition ever ... napkinz Nov 2015 #1

Amen (n/t) PJMcK Nov 2015 #2

Nice :) n/t Zing Zing Zingbah Nov 2015 #3

+1,000,000 ... 000 HuckleB Nov 2015 #13

I don't see how those 7 choices clash, so why not pick them all? Rex Nov 2015 #4

My definition of a liberal is someone who will defer to the person who knows more randys1 Nov 2015 #5

Are you sure you want to defer? dmr Nov 2015 #6

No, I mean defer. If a Woman tells me something is misogynist, I will trust her, period. randys1 Nov 2015 #7

I understand what you're saying, and ... Whiskeytide Nov 2015 #9

When are you going to defer to people that know more about guns than you do? beevul Nov 2015 #11

You dont know more about guns than I do. randys1 Nov 2015 #12

Says you. beevul Nov 2015 #14

Bullshit, you went out of your way to talk ONLY to me and nothing to do with the topic randys1 Nov 2015 #15

I was discussing YOUR definition of liberal randy. Completely on topic. beevul Nov 2015 #19

I am sorry if liberal philosophy bothers you...It clearly does. You and maybe two others randys1 Nov 2015 #20

How would you know? beevul Nov 2015 #21

I am sorry that NOT being a racist or misogynist or homophobe and respecting them randys1 Nov 2015 #22

Try to stay on topic. We're discussing the definition of liberal. beevul Nov 2015 #23

Yes, my definition of a liberal is clear for everyone to see. Why does it bother you so much? randys1 Nov 2015 #24

You're very illiberal about guns. beevul Nov 2015 #25

They look good to me, but the 5th Amendment takes a beating, here. nt Eleanors38 Nov 2015 #8

Here's why I asked... Plucketeer Nov 2015 #10

Here are the jury results BainsBane Nov 2015 #16

Yup, I can Plucketeer Nov 2015 #17

Clearly 6 jurors disagreed. BainsBane Nov 2015 #18

" Statistically any DU jury is majority Sanders supporters" Plucketeer Nov 2015 #26

If it helps, I would have voted to hide it had I been on that jury. ScreamingMeemie Nov 2015 #27

Thanks for your reply Plucketeer Nov 2015 #28

Have a super Saturday. ScreamingMeemie Nov 2015 #29

"but now you're upset that you don't get to continue using degrading terms about women." Plucketeer Nov 2015 #30