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one_voice

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16. Right, cuz that's exactly what I said...

Reply to JackRiddler (Reply #8)

Mon Aug 19, 2013, 08:49 PM

Aug 2013

not labeling someone is the same thing as abolishing language.

Sit over there in the corner and be overly dramatic all by yourself.

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Just Because We Call You An Authoritarian... Does Not Mean You're Not Left... [View all] WillyT Aug 2013 OP

Can we just stop with the name calling? Cali_Democrat Aug 2013 #1

How about we stop using language? JackRiddler Aug 2013 #7

And definitions, what purpose do definitions even serve, I mean? Egalitarian Thug Aug 2013 #12

It's so hard to take this place seriously Cali_Democrat Aug 2013 #18

Too funny..... but some might take you up on that offer... midnight Aug 2013 #27

Authoritarian is a word. It actually means something. Marr Aug 2013 #31

Pardon my ignorance Cali_Democrat Aug 2013 #32

You've never seen "emoprog" used around here? Marr Aug 2013 #33

+1000 CakeGrrl Aug 2013 #36

there is no left in this country BOG PERSON Aug 2013 #2

Well that explains all the going around in circles. PETRUS Aug 2013 #25

lol BOG PERSON Aug 2013 #35

Why is it so damn... one_voice Aug 2013 #3

Like I said. Abolish language, already. JackRiddler Aug 2013 #8

Right, cuz that's exactly what I said... one_voice Aug 2013 #16

It makes them feel Andy823 Aug 2013 #14

Oh, I get it. So all the people some DUers are calling "authoritarian" pnwmom Aug 2013 #4

some people translate that as "totalitarians" nt grasswire Aug 2013 #9

Yes, it's interesting... JackRiddler Aug 2013 #10

Amazing isn't it Andy823 Aug 2013 #17

I miss UNREC. zappaman Aug 2013 #5

High School never ends for some people BeyondGeography Aug 2013 #6

I thought it was grade school! nt Andy823 Aug 2013 #11

I'd dispute the placement of pretty much... JackRiddler Aug 2013 #13

Eh, I've got issues with that chart. NuclearDem Aug 2013 #15

LOL !!! - This Chart Is Represetative Of An Online Test That Has Been Taken On DU MANY TIMES... WillyT Aug 2013 #22

Yeah, I know. NuclearDem Aug 2013 #24

We may just be communists!` Bolo Boffin Aug 2013 #19

I was called a libertarian earlier today OnyxCollie Aug 2013 #20

That delightful rhetorical formula has so many possible exciting variations I can't list them all! struggle4progress Aug 2013 #21

I don't see "douchenozzles" on the chart. Arctic Dave Aug 2013 #23

thanks Artic Dave....I needed that chuckle! VanillaRhapsody Aug 2013 #26

Authoritarian isn't an insult anyway. JoeyT Aug 2013 #28

Pretty much. Except I try to avoid... JackRiddler Aug 2013 #29

True enough. JoeyT Aug 2013 #30

Obviously, though... JackRiddler Aug 2013 #34

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