blake murphy wrote:

> On Wed, 24 Jun 2009 17:32:01 -0500, Michel Boucher wrote:
>
>> "Pete C." > wrote in
>> ster.com:
>>
>>>> That much I am aware of, and it's a expression commonly used by
>>>> so-called conservatives when referring to the freedom of thought
>>>> expressed by non- (so-called)-conservatives. However, if it is
>>>> intended as a derogatory statement, it seems to be a case of "takes
>>>> one to know one" as few people are less able to act freely (that is
>>>> away from the playbook) than conservatives, at least in Canada.
>>>> And our consies took their cue heavily from the Bush Whitehouse.
>>>
>>> I guess you use the term a bit differently in Canada. In the US at
>>> least, the "drank the kool-aid" is typically used as a derogatory
>>> term against those with religious superstitions, though it is
>>> sometimes applied equally to socialist true believers as well.
>>
>> Well, you might ask George what he had in mind when he used it to
>> describe (as he put it) a comment by Blake. I don;t think he meant
>> it as religious superstition or "socialist true believer".
>
> on the contrary - to many conservatives like george a liberal *is* a
> socialist, and likely an america-hater and terrorist sympathizer to
> boot.


George is correct.

:-)


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Greg