Wingnuts are go!

[gordonzola]

OK folks, it’s definition time. Who would like to posit a definition for "wingnut" as it applies to a certain type of politico?

Here’s mine:

Wingnut: A person who has their mental health issues so intertwined with their "politics" that to them there is no difference. Paranoia, conspiracy theory, and poor social skills are necessary traits. In addition, ineffectiveness and failure are usually treated as signs that the Revolution is somehow coming closer to happening. The term originated in People’s Park, Berkeley, California and is usually used by slightly embarrassed anarchists and anti-authoritarians to distance themselves from "wingnut’ politics and activists who may also identify with those terms.

Sample sentence: Did you see the wingnuts protesting the "execution" of Rosebud Denovo when the cops shot her for breaking into the chancellor’s home with a machete?

Please feel free to add your own definitions or ask if someone you know fits the definition.

Comments

pc wing nuts

[raptis.livejournal.com]

Hey andypopI am old enough to remember that too. In fact in 1983 a young maeve66, who I had met that summer on a 100s of miles Youth CND march around US bases, sent me a badge which said 'Politically Correct'. It was a prized possession displayed from time to time for taking the piss. It makes me feel weak to hear the Daily Mail style rants against it now --- it was always a fucking joke - except among a few, er, wingnuts.

Re: pc wing nuts

[andypop.livejournal.com]

Thanks for that bit of evidence - a friend of mine who's a year older than me insists the phrase was invented by the right wing!

There's also the Poison Girls song from 1979, 'Ideologically Unsound' - different phrase, same sentiment...

Re: pc wing nuts

[odelenu.livejournal.com]

Oh god I miss the Poison Girls. Thanks for reminding me of them :-)