Friday, September 29, 2017

Reaching Beyond Merriam-Webster

How a reality TV star has redefined acceptable dissent: 


“Wouldn’t you love to see one of these NFL owners, when somebody disrespects our flag, to say,
‘Get that son of a (expletive) off the field right now. Out. He’s fired. He’s fired!'”


"If you look, there were people protesting, very quietly, the taking down of the statue of Robert E. Lee."

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