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2016 Postmortem

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5. We may be living "post-truth," but we're not "post-dictionary" yet.

Wed Dec 14, 2016, 02:08 PM

Dec 2016

Words have definitive meanings, actually. And "context" and "definition" are two entirely separate concepts.

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There seems to be a lot of handwringing about the term Identity Politics and what it means [View all] La Lioness Priyanka Dec 2016 OP

Are you pulling my leg? NCTraveler Dec 2016 #1

lol. wish i were pulling your leg. La Lioness Priyanka Dec 2016 #2

I was just excoriated for be "party of politics" WhiteTara Dec 2016 #11

We may be living "post-truth," but we're not "post-dictionary" yet. BobbyDrake Dec 2016 #5

+1 La Lioness Priyanka Dec 2016 #6

Who's wringing their hands? White dudes? nt LexVegas Dec 2016 #9

Shhh! WhiteTara Dec 2016 #12