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In December 2024, in the thread "Re: BRK: Why Not XOM?", BreckHutHigh asked the members: "What about the long road trips with kids?" This week it is put to everyone again. The button below opens the small thread re-asking it - read what others have said so far, then give your own answer as an ordinary reply.
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Author: Umm 🐝  😊 😞
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Subject: Re: Antifa at it again in Seattle
Date: 05/12/24 12:10 PM
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"NO.

You Next say, well BHM, that makes you Antifa,

Me, I guess it does."


Yes. It does. I am just trying to make the point that you and Dope were dishonestly trying to paint with a broad brush when you use Antifa like you do.

"You, so you are vanquished and will restrict your use of the word to only the approved definition."

LOL. I can't believe I have to explain this to you.....

The whole point is that it isn't my definition. It is everyone's definition of the word. Words have meanings with all sorts of connotations attached to them. As Sano so correctly pointed out above that is how racist and bigoted tropes become normalized. It is also the way your political masters tribalize you. They make it so you don't think, you just hear the label and you know to hate whatever they are referring to. They want unthinking followers who respond to the label like Pavlov's dog does to a bell.

You and Dope are literally doing it here in this thread just like they want you to do.

"Why do you care so much anyway? Am I unfairly besmirching antifa, whom you seek to protect?"

Why do you care so much why I care? I am point out you are misusing a word and I am even pointing out why you are doing it so you could better yourself if you wanted to.

"Or is my misuse of the word give you one more reason to joyfully bash on a conservative?"

LOL I always find it funny when cultists think that just because they respond like Pavlov's dog that everyone else must do so as well.

Some people are capable of thinking for themselves and don't automatically hate when they hear a label like "conservative".
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