Comments on: Delegates at the Democratic Convention: “We all belong to the government” http://www.thelibertypapers.org/2012/09/05/delegates-at-the-democratic-convention-we-all-belong-to-the-government/ Life. Liberty. Property. Defending individual freedom and liberty, one post at a time. Fri, 17 May 2013 18:49:12 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: Stephen Littau http://www.thelibertypapers.org/2012/09/05/delegates-at-the-democratic-convention-we-all-belong-to-the-government/#comment-87407 Stephen Littau Wed, 05 Sep 2012 20:00:14 +0000 http://www.thelibertypapers.org/?p=10919#comment-87407 Ken:

First off, I’m a big fan of your writing at Popehat. Thanks for stopping by!

“Are they tolling the GOP?” I have to confess that I’m not altogether sure I understand the question. I do think that there are a number of Democrats who really think this way though.

]]> By: Ken http://www.thelibertypapers.org/2012/09/05/delegates-at-the-democratic-convention-we-all-belong-to-the-government/#comment-87405 Ken Wed, 05 Sep 2012 19:43:45 +0000 http://www.thelibertypapers.org/?p=10919#comment-87405 On the one hand, it seems clear to me that they mean “belong to” in the “member of” sense (like “I belong to my local Ron Paul/Brony Fan Club”), not the “own” sense (like “I belong to the very reasonably priced Mistress Vanessa, Professional Pain Dispenser”).

Still, given the narratives at play in this election, and the way that the Republicans have successfully seized on such rhetoric before, using “belong to” here shows a tin ear of extraordinary proportions. Are they trolling the GOP?

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