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<blockquote data-quote="wkmac" data-source="post: 417708" data-attributes="member: 2189"><p><strong><span style="font-size: 12px">Metaphoric </span></strong></p><p> </p><p><strong><span style="color: #575757">–noun </span></strong>1.a figure of speech in which a term or phrase is applied to something to which it is not literally applicable in order to suggest a resemblance, as in “A mighty fortress is our God.” Compare <a href="http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=mixed metaphor" target="_blank"><span style="color: #0066cc">mixed metaphor</span></a>, <a href="http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=simile" target="_blank"><span style="color: #0066cc">simile</span></a> (def. 1). 2.<strong><u>something used, or regarded as being used, to represent something else; emblem; symbol.</u></strong> </p><p> </p><p><a href="http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/Metaphoric" target="_blank"><span style="color: red">http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/Metaphoric</span></a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>From the article I linked:</p><p> </p><p></p><p> </p><p>In other words, socialist is a code word (ie symbol) for black and the article goes further:</p><p> </p><p></p><p> </p><p>It sets whites apart. Hmmmm. Let's see, sounds like a racist claim to me!</p><p>Now if socialist is a code word for black with an underlying purpose of racism and a metaphoric term, in this case "socialist" is according to #2 above, "something used or regarded to represent something else" or rather Socialist equals black with a goal of setting whites apart, then that sounds to me like metaphoric racism. Yeah the article was jibberish but in my metaphoric way I was suggesting the same concerning what you were suggesting by code as well!</p><p><img src="/community/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/FeltTip/wink.png" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":wink2:" title="Wink :wink2:" data-shortname=":wink2:" /></p><p> </p><p>You are right about Bush being socialist but it's more on the Mussolini model whereas you demonrats are more a Fabian style. Both however being grounded in old world Europe autocratic society of elites ruling the masses. The part that really scares me is if Tie Socialist and TOS Socialist realize they are really the same and get together and breed, that the damage to the national gene pool would be so massive that american freedom and liberty would all but end for all time!</p><p> </p><p><img src="/community/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/FeltTip/happy-very.png" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":happy-very:" title="Happy Very :happy-very:" data-shortname=":happy-very:" /></p><p> </p><p>I leave the board to Tie and yourself as I'm off for an evening of hardcore Swedish Deathmetal. Have fun you 2!</p><p> </p><p>Tourist, I'll think about you tonight. Grrrrrrr! <span style="font-size: 9px">Deathgrowl. <img src="/community/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/FeltTip/happy2.png" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":happy2:" title="Happy2 :happy2:" data-shortname=":happy2:" /></span></p><p><img src="/community/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/group2/punk.gif" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":punk:" title="Punk :punk:" data-shortname=":punk:" /><img src="/community/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/emoticons/bigsmile.gif" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":bigsmile2:" title="Bigsmile :bigsmile2:" data-shortname=":bigsmile2:" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="wkmac, post: 417708, member: 2189"] [B][SIZE=3]Metaphoric [/SIZE][/B] [B][COLOR=#575757]–noun [/COLOR][/B]1.a figure of speech in which a term or phrase is applied to something to which it is not literally applicable in order to suggest a resemblance, as in “A mighty fortress is our God.” Compare [URL="http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=mixed metaphor"][COLOR=#0066cc]mixed metaphor[/COLOR][/URL], [URL="http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=simile"][COLOR=#0066cc]simile[/COLOR][/URL] (def. 1). 2.[B][U]something used, or regarded as being used, to represent something else; emblem; symbol.[/U][/B] [URL="http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/Metaphoric"][COLOR=red]http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/Metaphoric[/COLOR][/URL] From the article I linked: In other words, socialist is a code word (ie symbol) for black and the article goes further: It sets whites apart. Hmmmm. Let's see, sounds like a racist claim to me! Now if socialist is a code word for black with an underlying purpose of racism and a metaphoric term, in this case "socialist" is according to #2 above, "something used or regarded to represent something else" or rather Socialist equals black with a goal of setting whites apart, then that sounds to me like metaphoric racism. Yeah the article was jibberish but in my metaphoric way I was suggesting the same concerning what you were suggesting by code as well! :wink2: You are right about Bush being socialist but it's more on the Mussolini model whereas you demonrats are more a Fabian style. Both however being grounded in old world Europe autocratic society of elites ruling the masses. The part that really scares me is if Tie Socialist and TOS Socialist realize they are really the same and get together and breed, that the damage to the national gene pool would be so massive that american freedom and liberty would all but end for all time! :happy-very: I leave the board to Tie and yourself as I'm off for an evening of hardcore Swedish Deathmetal. Have fun you 2! Tourist, I'll think about you tonight. Grrrrrrr! [SIZE=1]Deathgrowl. :happy2:[/SIZE] :punk::bigsmile2: [/QUOTE]
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