Meanwhile, yes, there are still people defending the notion that we should ignore the historical baggage of "concentration camp." My argument, to the contrary, is consistent. Language acquires a history, and you should be aware of & sensitive to that history when using words. https://twitter.com/KevinMKruse/status/1186699302741139459 …
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Meanwhile, if you want some more history of current relevance in your day, try my column today
@NRO on Disraeli, Peel, & the lessons of coalition politics; https://www.nationalreview.com/2019/10/british-politics-coalitions-lessons-from-history/ …pic.twitter.com/UiBUgzexYG
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I'm not a progressive. I'm a conservative. I believe that offense is taken, however, when you introduce history in the context of a defense of an overtly racist term. Wouldn't you agree?
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Yes, in addition to Black minorities they also lynched other ethnic and religious minorities.
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Also, how BB crank and conservatives respond to facts regarding the actual current President.
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"Actual history"
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Trump compares himself to a lynching victim: Dan defends the word’s definition, rationalizing Trump’s use of it. AOC compares ICE detention to concentration camps: Dan tells us to be more sensitive to the historical baggage the term carries.
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