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On 15 Aug 2009 14:03:46 -0400, Daniel Bastos <dbastos+0### [at] toledo com> wrote:
>In article <vetd859ck606o6toknp94lhicmg1c9kqud@4ax.com>,
>Stephen wrote:
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>> and to criticise it is un-American.
>
>That's not so bad. When you really cross the border, you get called
>anti-American (or communist!).
>
It was at one time, re The House Committee on Un-American Activities.
>``When I was back there in seminary school...'' I used to laugh with
>friends by calling other people like this:
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> HE'S A COMMUNIST!!!!!!!!!!
>
We used to call people Tories. :) But then I'm from an area where we revelled in
the name "Red Clydesiders"
>Everyone who disagreed with us was a communist. I had a good friend
>who talked about socialist ideas. We always called him ``A
>COMMUNIST!!!'' --- sometimes very loud in the middle of the grocery
>store! It was so much fun. I had no idea in those days how
>effectively-horrible it was to call someone names like that.
>
Lucky he wasn't lynched.
>> OK that is a bit simplistic, I know but that is what I read.
>
>When things get complicated, it's either because you're writing
>povray, or Haskell, or C++, ... or defending the establishment!
I wouldn't know about the last three :D
--
Regards
Stephen
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