On the other hand, while there is no precise denotation of the term “leftist” or “liberal”, there are common connotations, which seem to vary from country to country. Probably the most influential connotation in the US is the idea that the Democratic party is “left” or “liberal”. So in the US the most prevalent connotation, the mainstream connotation if you will, is the position of the mainstream of the Democratic party. A moving target to be sure, and hardly all-encompassing, but any point of reference is more useful than having to spend a day or two hammering out what “leftist” or “liberal” will mean for any given conversation. It means occasionally people will talk past each other, a la Coulter, but common connotations of undefinitively denoted concepts is what allows the conversation to happen in the first place. Plus, reasonable people on both sides are capable of working out their differences if it becomes apparent they are using connotations too far removed from each other.
The real problem is recruiting a Queen. A lot of women are kind of excited at the prospect of being Queen, until they discover it means putting out a couple of thousand progeny per day after getting laid exactly once. Enthusiasm drops off.
Just remember, my friends, a Democrat pulled the trigger on every bullet fired at a Union soldier boy in blue. Just a minute while I dig out the bloody shirt and check the references on "Rum, Romanism and Rebellion. By God if it was good enough to elect Grant, Harrison and Garfield it ought to be good enough to elect GW Bush.
Though I doubt I’m talented enough to be a ‘usual suspect’ don’t act like he was trying to have a reasonable conversation
So were ‘the liberals’ supposed to have a genuine discussion on how much they supported Stalin/Pol Pot/Viet Cong? The fact that he’s an idiot that can’t even defend himself from even a sloppy poster like me doesn’t help any either.
The day hydrocortisone actually participates in a genuine discussion vs. throwing out random soundbytes he picked up off of the latest conservative rag and ignoring every counter offered up, is the day your comment will be funny Shodan
I’ve corrupted my 6-year-old. He thinks “pregnant watermelon” is the funniest phrase in the English language. If someone asks him if he want’s a pickle, he’ll say “I don’t want a pickle. I just wanna ride on my motorcycle.”