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Forum Post: demand - We the People... not We the "Folks"...

Posted 13 years ago on Oct. 8, 2011, 7:16 p.m. EST by johnny (28)
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I hate being downgraded to a "folk".

a "folk" has not rights in the United states Constitution.

That why politicians like using "folks"

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[-] 1 points by touchit (126) 13 years ago

On tuesday you will be saying "dats all folks"

[-] 1 points by MuadDib (154) 13 years ago

Don't you have minorities to oppress somewhere or whatever it is you people do?

[-] 1 points by touchit (126) 13 years ago

Ha! Just because I don't agree with your tactics I am a racist? Typical.

[-] 1 points by MuadDib (154) 13 years ago

I'm just fuckin with ya. I bust that out on all my libertarian friends.

[-] 1 points by MuadDib (154) 13 years ago

Susan Jacoby wrote a piece called "Just us Folks" which explains reasons why politicians say folks instead of citizens. Or "troops" instead of people.

[-] 1 points by johnny (28) 13 years ago

I think that one word address what all the politicians have reduced us to.

"Some 'folks' out there..... "

We are 99% of the "People"