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To: libsdelendaest
Then she suggested it was politically incorrect

How can she possibly say it is politically incorrect, when the rage now is to blame the white man for all of the worlds evils? They even say all whites should be eliminated, in schools at all levels to the white's faces.

The phrase "white man speaks with a forked tongue" has been used by indigenous peoples of the Americas to describe how invading Europeans would deceptively negotiate with and lie to them. The proverb was also adopted by Americans around the time of the Revolution and may be found in abundant references from the early 19th century. According to one 1859 account, the native proverb originated from the French tactic of inviting their enemies to attend a peace conference, only to be slaughtered or captured. In the longstanding tradition of many Native American tribes, "speaking with a forked tongue" has meant lying, and a person was no longer considered worthy of trust once he had been shown to "speak with a forked tongue." The phrase "speaks with a forked tongue" means to deliberately say one thing and mean another or, to be hypocritical, or act in a duplicitous manner.

8 posted on 12/07/2023 8:46:05 PM PST by Robert DeLong
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To: Robert DeLong
..."speaks with a forked tongue" means to deliberately say one thing and mean another or, to be hypocritical, or act in a duplicitous manner.

Kind of like libs and progs who claim to want "democracy" while working for communism.

10 posted on 12/07/2023 8:50:38 PM PST by ProtectOurFreedom (“Occupy your mind with good thoughts or your enemy will fill them with bad ones.” ~ Thomas More)
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