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Politics : For the Sake of Clarity and Meaning
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To: Kevin Rose who wrote (333)3/9/2005 8:26:55 AM
From: Lane3  Read Replies (2) of 777
 
is "But I support the troops" code for "I don't want to be labeled as unpatriotic?"

At the top of this discussion, I postulated that "I support the troops" is a defensive posture in the face of those war supporters who conflate supporting the war and supporting the troops labeling unpatriotic those who object to the war.

I wouldn't call it code since there would be no reason to claim "I support the troops" other than in defense. "Code" is a language trick used to bind the cognoscenti and fool the rest.

Karen
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