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gordonzola) wrote2004-09-14 05:35 pm
gordonzola) wrote2004-09-14 05:35 pm
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Wingnuts are go!
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.
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.
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There could be a different set for each city/political scene. The collector geek in me is at odds with the public service aspect, but maybe the harmless wingnuts/minor excentrics could be collectable and the group destroying nuts super common.
You could carry sets with you when you travelled to trade. "Here's an SF/Berkeley set for your Boston." or build up a complete set without leaving home! "Hey, I'll trade you a complete set of Twin Cities for a set of Nevada Test Site."
The hardest part would be dealing with the 'travellers' (though that could probably be a set in it's own right). East Bay FNB was actually taking up a collection to buy Craig a one way ticket to the INC protests in DC a couple of years ago.