[RussP]

“You have *no* idea what any of these words mean. It’s rather pathetic really.”

I can look those words up in the dictionary as well as anyone, and in fact I did that once long ago just to kill time. I won’t waste my time again now.

The original meaning of the word “fasces” is as relevant to a discussion of Hitler as the original meaning of the word “Python” is to the popular programming language that now bears that name. They are just names that were arbitrarily applied.

You’re obsession with the original meaning of words is typical of pedants who obsess with irrelevant details and completely miss the “big picture.” According to your kind of “thinking,” the New England Patriots are certainly not a football team because the word “football” refers to a game where the ball is kicked but not carried, as everyone should know. And everyone who disagrees is just ignorant, of course.

I’m about done wasting my time with you. Go ahead and get the last word if it makes you feel better. Let’s see if you can top your earlier gems of wisdom. That’ll take some doing, but I’ll bet you’re up to the challenge.

[ketsu]

I can look those words up in the dictionary as well as anyone, and in fact I did that once long ago just to kill time. I won’t waste my time again now.

The original meaning of the word “fasces” is as relevant to a discussion of Hitler as the original meaning of the word “Python” is to the popular programming language that now bears that name. They are just names that were arbitrarily applied.

You’re obsession with the original meaning of words is typical of pedants who obsess with irrelevant details and completely miss the “big picture.” According to your kind of “thinking,” the New England Patriots are certainly not a football team because the word “football” refers to a game where the ball is kicked but not carried, as everyone should know. And everyone who disagrees is just ignorant, of course.

I’m about done wasting my time with you. Go ahead and get the last word if it makes you feel better. Let’s see if you can top your earlier gems of wisdom. That’ll take some doing, but I’ll bet you’re up to the challenge.

LOL... you think you're going to understand socialism by looking it up in the dictionary? Just when I thought you couldn't get any dumber.

The original meaning of "fasces" is extremely important. Do you know why Nazism was called *National* socialism? Again, your smug ignorance is astounding. Fascists were hardly arbitrary in their naming.

The details are hardly irrelevant, unless you think actually *understanding* political ideology is irrelevant. Frankly that's why you're such a sucker for hacks like Goldberg. He throws together a bunch of quotes, tells you what you want to hear and because your mind is such an incoherent muddle you repeat his assertions verbatim.

Like I said, pathetic.