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-=> On 04-08-08 00:19 DAN CEPPA wrote to BOB KLAHN <=-
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 RC>> Liberal and non-religious.

 DC> Excellent.  You use both liberal and separation of church
 DC> and state as pejoratives.

Pejoratives?  What is pejorative about either of those words?

In your case, wouldn't "anti-religion" be more accurate?

 BK> Did you expect otherwise?

By causing this stir, you both appear to be of the position that Danny's
political views _deserve_ to be described pejoratively.  They were not.

 DC> It's a pattern of the Right, especially Far Right.  They enjoy
 DC> redefining words and terms to suit their position.

Have you noticed how liberals want to be called "progressives" these
days?

How about the progression from "illegal aliens" to "illegal
immigrants" to "undocumented immigrants" and often just "immigrants?"
Heck, Harry Reid even referred to them as "undocumented Americans."

How about GWB's 2001 tax cuts, which were for all income-taxpayers,
became "tax cuts for the RICH."

 DC> Look at the multiple definitions of 'victory' being used to show how we
 DC> have won the Iraq War.  I don't think that George Orwell intended his
 DC> book to be used as a primer.

When it comes to Iraq, I believe that for the Dems, the term "victory"
(at least political victory) is synonymous with "retreat and defeat", as
well as abandoning an ally.

- - -  JimH.

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