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Noonan: Can We Play 'Grown-Up' Now?

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itellu3times5/29/2009 8:14:45 pm PDT

re: #138 Sharmuta

The depth of this meme is stunning.

May I deconstruct?

I don’t think it’s a meme, it’s the intentional mis-use of the term by Republicans for someone who even mentions race, as a reflection against the Democratic usage that equates racism with a value judgement first, before the details of alleged racism (for instance, to SUPPORT affirmative action) are discused.

Since each side is trying to use the same word in intentionally different ways, it’s not really a meme. It’s a game, of intentional misunderstanding on both sides. Modern politics.

QED