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Politics : Just the Facts, Ma'am: A Compendium of Liberal Fiction

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To: Bill who wrote (52838)11/3/2006 10:56:03 AM
From: Solon  Read Replies (1) of 90947
 
He was using the pluralistic "you". He was speaking to a GROUP of youth and referring to what happens to youth whom fail to study and become "smart". They end up as soldiers, fighting (what to Kerry is) a stupid fight. He intended precisely what he said. There are no elements of humor or wit, either verbal or non verbal.

He is making a clear statement that youth who do not do well (through getting "smart") will fail to do well (through staying dumb). He then provides a concrete example of failed youth (in his so very humble opinion--LOL!).

By extension he is saying that any support or agreement from these youth for the initiative against terror being waged in Iraq, disposes them as stupid and brainwashed. Not only was he denigrating the current service men and women, but he was attempting to imbue these college kids with his particular and peculiar disrespect.

He could well addend "just like Bush" or anything else as a pretense, but the fact remains that this would be in addition to his contention that youth serving in Iraq are failures--and anything but educated and smart. He neither addended this nor intended to addend it...and it would not change the meaning of his insult one wit if he had!

Now, he truly believes this--fine. But in believing it and asserting it, he is proven a foul and miserable miscreant--and surely a sodding failure.

You are right about those whom are avoiding seeing the obvious. "Naive" is overly polite, IMO.
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