Sunday, July 23, 2017 - Polemic

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Definitions for polemic

1. a controversial argument, as one against some opinion, doctrine, etc.
2. a person who argues in opposition to another; controversialist.
3. of or relating to a polemic; controversial. Also, polemical.

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Citations for polemic

The second [book] is an angry polemic against the pervasive corruption of representative democracy wrought by economic inequality.Jonathan A Knee, "The New Gilded Age in Philanthropy," New York Times, May 1, 2017

An Orwellian polemic against mass-market journalism, of which one would expect the left-wing Lucas to approve, reveals a ‘righteous’ hatred.Terry Eagleton, "Reach-Me-Down Romantic," London Review of Books, Vol. 25, No. 25, June 19, 2003

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What's the difference between our Liberal elitist and our Conservative elitist?  

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A different way of asking the same question...

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What do all our elected representative have in common?

They all triangulate their good (gold) fortune off the congeniality bias (misfortune) of their constituents.

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Synonyms for misfortune

noun disaster

accident, adversity, affliction, annoyance, anxiety, bad break, bad luck, bad news, blow, burden, calamity, casualty, cataclysm, catastrophe, contretemps, cross, crunch, debacle, disadvantage, disappointment, discomfort, dole, failure, hard luck, hardship, harm, inconvenience, infelicity, loss, misadventure, mischance, misery, mishap, nuisance, reverse, rotten luck, setback, tough luck, tragedy, trial, tribulation, trouble, unlucky, unpleasantness, visitation, worry,

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