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Re:Why I Carry a Newton by lamby on Sunday January 10, 2016 @06:04PM (#10877678)
I like how not carrying a Newton is considered conservative.
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Re:Why I Carry a Newton by sklivvz1971 on Sunday January 10, 2016 @08:40PM (#10878277)
It's the hipster passive-aggressive rebuke: go around in public places using an old-ass typewriter, get offended at people that point out you are weird.
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Re:Why I Carry a Newton by erikpukinskis on Sunday January 10, 2016 @06:08PM (#10877690)
Conservative means supporting the status quo.
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Re:Why I Carry a Newton by dbdjxjcnd on Sunday January 10, 2016 @07:53PM (#10878118)
Which isn't necessarily a bad thing all the time.
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Re:Why I Carry a Newton by PhasmaFelis on Sunday January 10, 2016 @09:03PM (#10878338)
When you start assuming that anyone who behaves differently is just doing it for attention, then yeah, that's a bad thing.
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Re:Why I Carry a Newton by erikpukinskis on Monday January 11, 2016 @02:26AM (#10879353)
Of course. I never said anything close to that.
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Re:Why I Carry a Newton by PhasmaFelis on Sunday January 10, 2016 @09:01PM (#10878329)
"Conservative" is more than just a synonym for the Republican Party.
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