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To: dfwgator

“The idiom is “it depends on whose ox is being gored.” The meaning is that we are more likely to take offense to a dubious comment or action when that comment or action is directed against what we see as our own interests. For example, we might think that it is inappropriate to call the President of the United States a ‘pig-faced liar,’ if we support that president. If the same comment is directed at a president we don’t support, we are more likely to overlook it or even defend it.”
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8 posted on 05/29/2023 8:56:54 AM PDT by gov_bean_ counter (Eccl 10:2 - The heart of the wise inclines to the right, but the heart of the fool to the left. )
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To: gov_bean_ counter

Zackly right. I thought their poke at Trump about only idiots living in Florida. Some people can’t handle the truth - or a joke, when it exposes their own biases. Based on his own comments about Florida, Trump absolutely set himself up for that one.


9 posted on 05/29/2023 9:01:50 AM PDT by bigbob (Q)
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