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Octafish

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13. Liberal Etymology

Reply to WillyT (Original post)

Thu Jan 30, 2014, 09:30 AM

Jan 2014

Latin, "Liber," A Free Man.

http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?term=liberal

Guess they've forgotten what that means.

Something they probably never knew:

"Liber" in Latin also means "Book."

So...Knowledge means Freedom.

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Whoop Cali_Democrat Jan 2014 #1

Well Dang It All... I Put In Four Key Words From The Politico Tltle... WillyT Jan 2014 #8

This White House!? An easy pushover .. to the right!? villager Jan 2014 #2

"Say it ain't so!" Can't. RC Jan 2014 #4

Yeah us horrible liberals, nobody likes us. Rex Jan 2014 #3

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That is why we are so detested by both parties...we are the killjoy in the room Rex Jan 2014 #16

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wait...what? I don't get it... Oscarmonster13 Jan 2014 #6

I've got to correct you here. Le Taz Hot Jan 2014 #17

semantics Oscarmonster13 Jan 2014 #19

Actually, it's an important distinction. Le Taz Hot Jan 2014 #20

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we've known this for years: They've always told us liburls gave us Bush and Iraq and Lebanon '06 MisterP Jan 2014 #10

Silly Willy, everyone knows conservatives are far better at national security Fumesucker Jan 2014 #11

And the curtain is pulled back a little farther. Scuba Jan 2014 #12

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