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Politics : Sharks in the Septic Tank -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: MulhollandDrive who wrote (38909)	11/26/2001 9:06:07 PM
From: Lane3	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 82486

The notion that you feel a such a "euphemism" is somehow appropriate What it "betrays" is that I try to be as kind as I can and as honest as I can. The best I've been able to come up with that meets both those criteria is "invisible friend." Unless someone can suggest something more euphemistic. in and of itself betrays your prejudice If I'm engaged in an abstract political discussion about forms of government, I may use "nanny state" to refer to a socialist government. Is "nanny state" complimentary? Hardly, but it's only a mild rebuke of socialism. Am I prejudiced against socialists? Would I offend any socialists in the room? Not if they knew me. Not if they weren't abysmally insecure. Not unless they lacked the capacity for an dispassionate debate. Of course, I think their political philosophy is less apt than mine. I wouldn't be a capitalist if I didn't think it the better choice. I'm supposed to discuss relative forms of government without revealing any distaste for socialism at all or risk being prejudiced? "Imaginary Friend" connotes either delusion or hallucination which would be one of the more extreme symptoms of psychosis. Extreme symptoms of psychosis? Not unless one is a religious zealot. I don't think I know anybody that doesn't have a loose screw or two, do you? Friends look past that sort of thing. They may even find their friends' oddities endearing. I know I do. And it seems that my friends do, too. Karen