Dictionary of Republicanisms (Compliments of "The Nation")

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Some of these had me laughing aloud--you have to read this. A sampling:

abstinence-only sex education n. Ignorance-only sex education .


compassionate conservatism n. Poignant concern for the very wealthy .

faith n. The stubborn belief that God approves of Republican moral values despite the preponderance of textual evidence to the contrary .

laziness n. When the poor are not working .

leisure time n. When the wealthy are not working .

pro-life adj. Valuing human life up until birth .

woman n. 1. Person who can be trusted to bear a child but can't be trusted to decide whether or not she wishes to have thechild. 2. Person who must have all decisions regarding herreproductive functions made by men with whom she wouldn't want to have sex in the first place .






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