['While liberals advocated for the end of slavery...conservatives resisted
John Jay-not a liberal
Alexander Hamilton-not a liberal
John Rankin-not a liberal
Henry Ward Beecher-not a liberal
Lincoln-not a liberal
Teddy Roosevelt-not a liberal
Folks should not get their history from the West Wing.
46 comments
Interesting. This is one where both the poster and the person he was responding to are both incorrect.
While there definitely are some liberal fundies out there, it seems to be the conservative ones who most often have history backward, or at least sideways. This one falls right into line with that observation. The arrogant attitude is merely the icing on the cake.
Skyfire - interestingly, it was the rednecks in Australia who gave women the vote, too. The rationale was, right-wing women would vote like their husbands and fathers, and the main left wing bloc was the single, working, vagrant or immigrant male.
King Spirula #27252
>>> The quoted part is more dogmatic than the response. And many of the posts on here are equally absurd. Its funny how people can make fun of idiotic statements when its people on the other side saying them and then turn around and say crap exactly the same way.
"Yea. Brennin is an idiot."
Yahweh, you forgot to quote your faux pas:
>>Yahweh, you forgot to quote your faux pas:
"A breach of social ettiquette, to be precise."
Brennin: "By the way, how is life as a "pretty princess" going?"
<<< "A breach of social ettiquette, to be precise."
>>"A breach of social ettiquette, to be precise."
"Uh, maybe you consult a history book brenin."
@Brennin
"Your heart is just going to break when you realize the word you were looking for is 'connotation'."
For Christ's sake:
@Dictionary.comConnotation
An idea or meaning suggested by or associated with a word or thing: Hollywood holds connotations of romance and glittering success.
The set of associations implied by a word in addition to its literal meaning.
Denotation
The most specific or direct meaning of a word, in contrast to its figurative or associated meanings.>>"A breach of social ettiquette, to be precise."
That is the most common, but not the only, denotation.<<
Yes, it is the only denotation, see for yourself :
@Dictionary.comA social blunder
There's no possible way that you could have meant a dictionary definition, and that statement "most common X, but not the only Y " is almost exclusively used to refer to words with a variety of figurative or non-literal uses.
Seriously, you're being a complete tool.
@Brennin"Show me just one mistake. I dare you."
Your comments concerning the political affiliation of John Jay and Alexander Hamilton were erroneous.
If not, then they were Federalists. And in that case, they would have been "liberals" as the group promoted strong central government, and the anti-Federalists would have been "conservatives" as they were made up of largely farmers and wanted to decentralize the government.
"In short, connotation means 'figurative or non-literal meaning'. Denotation means 'dictionary meaning'."
<<< Denotation=meaning >>>
"Sort of. It means the literal, dictionary meaning, whereas connotation means an association that the term carries apart from the denotation ("lynching" simply means to kill without legal sanction, but it tends to conjure up pictures of the KKK or a rampaging mob)."
Lincoln originally didn't want to free the slaves, but later did so only due to abolitionist pressure and politics, to gain support for the War. Before changing positions, he stated something to the effect that if he could win the war without freeing the slaves, he would do so.
Confused?
So were we! You can find all of this, and more, on Fundies Say the Darndest Things!
To post a comment, you'll need to Sign in or Register . Making an account also allows you to claim credit for submitting quotes, and to vote on quotes and comments. You don't even need to give us your email address.
