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How do you interpret a phrase like "right-wing nut jobs" or "dirty liberals"?
Would the speaker be referring to the admittedly smaller group of people who are both "right-wing" and "nut jobs" (resp. "dirty" and "liberals"), or would the speaker be referring to everyone "right-wing"/"liberal" and stating "nut job"/"dirty" is implied?
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- macklerLv 61 decade agoFavorite Answer
Like most things it should depend on the speaker, but most of the people who say these phrases are both ignorant and stubborn, usually using it to demean a group without having to substantively respond to claims by them usually due to not being able to. As such, to accept there is anyone legitimate in the group would force a coherent response meaning they must refer to all right-wing/liberals as it to ensure they do not have to respond.
-Mackler
