Would You Give Up Territory For Peace?.
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Friday News Fun: Define The Term Of Abuse 'farage'
As pointed out by aog on an earlier thread, the term 'farage' is increasingly being used as a term of abuse or even an expletive.
Can any ABers suggest definitions for this term?
Here are a couple of suggestions
farage n. a smarmy opportunist
to farage v. to achieve prominence well beyond one's merit
Can any ABers suggest definitions for this term?
Here are a couple of suggestions
farage n. a smarmy opportunist
to farage v. to achieve prominence well beyond one's merit
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To farage - to bring to people's attention the scandal of the EU - an organization setup to promote trade amongst European countries - that has now grown into a huge behemoth, so badly and inefficiently run nobody will sign off its acounts. An organization designed to promote peace that will, in the end, finish up blowing Europe apart.
"An organization designed to promote peace that will, in the end, finish up blowing Europe apart. "
Exactly, thats the way all empires eventually go.
there will be all the various seperatist/terrorist groups fighting to get their countries back, their culture , their identity , their currency, their language and most importantly their freedom etc etc.
Exactly, thats the way all empires eventually go.
there will be all the various seperatist/terrorist groups fighting to get their countries back, their culture , their identity , their currency, their language and most importantly their freedom etc etc.
I have not seen AOG’s mention of “farage” being used as a derogatory term. However, it does not surprise me if it is.
I don’t understand why it is that some sections of the political spectrum have to take to personal insults as soon as a party or group begins to say things that they do not like or agree with. You don’t hear the term “to Brown” to describe taking a nation to the brink of bankruptcy; you don’t hear “a Blair” as a word for a war based on falsehoods and misleading information; You don’t hear of a “Bob Crow” industrial dispute when union leaders persuade their members to strike for extra pay simply for doing their job. So why does the leader of UKIP warrant having his name used in a derogatory fashion?
Anyone watching Question Time last night would have seen the vilification and downright insolence displayed towards UKIP and their representative on the panel. Words such as “disgusting”, “scaremongers”, and “racists” were regularly thrown about when some members of the audience attempted to get their points across. I’m used to politicians and football supporters behaving childishly. There’s really no need for the rest of us to follow suit.
I don’t understand why it is that some sections of the political spectrum have to take to personal insults as soon as a party or group begins to say things that they do not like or agree with. You don’t hear the term “to Brown” to describe taking a nation to the brink of bankruptcy; you don’t hear “a Blair” as a word for a war based on falsehoods and misleading information; You don’t hear of a “Bob Crow” industrial dispute when union leaders persuade their members to strike for extra pay simply for doing their job. So why does the leader of UKIP warrant having his name used in a derogatory fashion?
Anyone watching Question Time last night would have seen the vilification and downright insolence displayed towards UKIP and their representative on the panel. Words such as “disgusting”, “scaremongers”, and “racists” were regularly thrown about when some members of the audience attempted to get their points across. I’m used to politicians and football supporters behaving childishly. There’s really no need for the rest of us to follow suit.
from New Judge
"Anyone watching Question Time last night would have seen the vilification and downright insolence displayed towards UKIP and their representative on the panel. Words such as “disgusting”, “scaremongers”, and “racists” were regularly thrown about when some members of the audience attempted to get their points across. "
so thats where the guardianistas on here get it from
"Anyone watching Question Time last night would have seen the vilification and downright insolence displayed towards UKIP and their representative on the panel. Words such as “disgusting”, “scaremongers”, and “racists” were regularly thrown about when some members of the audience attempted to get their points across. "
so thats where the guardianistas on here get it from
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