"Shut up, peasant!"
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"Liberal world order" is a deeply comforting phrase to those who live in abject terror of the existential threat of conservative politics. Which is to say, mainstream progressives. (Just ask them.)
@Horace said in "Shut up, peasant!":
"Liberal world order" is a deeply comforting phrase to those who live in abject terror of the existential threat of conservative politics. Which is to say, mainstream progressives. (Just ask them.)
Obviously I'm not American, but the phrase made me laugh my ass off for an extended period.
Lots of things that Americans say make me do this.
Some of you may find this hard to believe, but I'm not alone.
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@Horace said in "Shut up, peasant!":
"Liberal world order" is a deeply comforting phrase to those who live in abject terror of the existential threat of conservative politics. Which is to say, mainstream progressives. (Just ask them.)
Obviously I'm not American, but the phrase made me laugh my ass off for an extended period.
Lots of things that Americans say make me do this.
Some of you may find this hard to believe, but I'm not alone.
@Doctor-Phibes said in "Shut up, peasant!":
Lots of things that Americans say make me do this.
Me too, Phibes.
In fact, one poll shows 100% of respondents believe 97% of content on the Internet is errant bullshit. The N is one, namely my lovely self and administered by myself as well.
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25% of Americans believe that God plays a role in who wins the Super Bowl.
11% of Americans believe that HTML is a venereal disease.
18% believe that Blu-Ray is a kind of sea creature.
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Seems like nobody here understood his point. Remember they still are operating on the ‘putin is the reason for high gas prices’ message.
So the liberal world order he’s referring to isn’t as opposed to a conservative world order. It’s as opposed to dictators launching wars of empire at will.
“Don’t make me repeat myself”
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It's 'liberal world order' as in 'liberal democracy'
Long, long ago, 'liberal' was actually a compliment.
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Seems like nobody here understood his point. Remember they still are operating on the ‘putin is the reason for high gas prices’ message.
So the liberal world order he’s referring to isn’t as opposed to a conservative world order. It’s as opposed to dictators launching wars of empire at will.
@jon-nyc said in "Shut up, peasant!":
Seems like nobody here understood his point. Remember they still are operating on the ‘putin is the reason for high gas prices’ message.
So the liberal world order he’s referring to isn’t as opposed to a conservative world order. It’s as opposed to dictators launching wars of empire at will.
Perhaps. Still a poor choice of phrase to use world order of any sort these days.
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@jon-nyc said in "Shut up, peasant!":
Seems like nobody here understood his point. Remember they still are operating on the ‘putin is the reason for high gas prices’ message.
So the liberal world order he’s referring to isn’t as opposed to a conservative world order. It’s as opposed to dictators launching wars of empire at will.
Perhaps. Still a poor choice of phrase to use world order of any sort these days.
@Mik said in "Shut up, peasant!":
Still a poor choice of phrase to use world order of any sort these days.
I confess I also took it the wrong way -- and nodded along with your doubt that it was authentic. But I like the notion of people like him using terms in their proper context -- the more often, the better. The more it happens, the greater the support against misuse and miscommunication.
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Not sure I understand. How was that the proper context? It seemed to me inflammatory for no reason.
“I am fond of pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals.” ~Winston S. Churchill
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Not sure I understand. How was that the proper context? It seemed to me inflammatory for no reason.
@Mik said in "Shut up, peasant!":
Not sure I understand. How was that the proper context? It seemed to me inflammatory for no reason.
I'm sure if I Googled for hours, I could find a couple of examples of certain former Presidents and their spokespeople saying insanely stupid shit.
Luckily for everyone, I can't be bothered.
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Not sure I understand. How was that the proper context? It seemed to me inflammatory for no reason.
@Mik said in "Shut up, peasant!":
How was that the proper context?
See Phibes' post at #11.
It probably was inflammatory, but only because he was misunderstood. But if we cease using words with accuracy for fear of inflaming the ignorant, we're giving in to ignorance.
Success is measured by your discipline and inner peace. – Mike Ditka
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It's actually worse than that. he's still blaming high gas prices on Russia. It was over $4 a year before they invaded. Such bullshit, and his attitude is atrocious.
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@Mik said in "Shut up, peasant!":
How was that the proper context?
See Phibes' post at #11.
It probably was inflammatory, but only because he was misunderstood. But if we cease using words with accuracy for fear of inflaming the ignorant, we're giving in to ignorance.
@Catseye3 said in "Shut up, peasant!":
@Mik said in "Shut up, peasant!":
How was that the proper context?
See Phibes' post at #11.
It probably was inflammatory, but only because he was misunderstood. But if we cease using words with accuracy, we're giving in to ignorance.
I disagree that his words were clear or accurate in any way.
“I am fond of pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals.” ~Winston S. Churchill
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Let's be honest, gaffes are only serious and indicative of a greater malaise when the other guy does them.
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Per this month's Harpers Index - citing a Yahoo/YouGov Poll, half of Republicans believe that high-level Democrats run a child sex-trafficking ring.
@kluurs said in "Shut up, peasant!":
Per this month's Harpers Index - citing a Yahoo/YouGov Poll, half of Republicans believe that high-level Democrats run a child sex-trafficking ring.
Ridin' on the Lolita Express...
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