Libertatis's definitions

Basket of Deplorables

A group of bigoted Far Right wingers that congregated both on and off line in groups to support policies and ideas with bigoted undertones.
A Basket of Deplorables have the strong tendency to support Donald Trump as well as engage in acts of hostility and bigotry towards others online. Often harassing in groups those who call them out for their bigotry on twitter then playing the victim when people retaliate against them.

A Basket of Deplorables descended on a reporter's twitter account with hateful rhetoric after the reporter tweeted an article highlighting the issues surrounding Donald Trump

by Libertatis September 18, 2016

Gun Grabber

A Fringe Gunnut term for anyone that doesn't conform to Fringe 2nd Amendment views/positions on the 2nd amendment interpretation. Often used to smear Americans that support anything from strong gun safety rules/policies like background checks to common sense gun control.

-Gun Grabber is a dualism type of argument which invokes the idea that you are either agree with their hard line Conservative views on 2nd amendment rights or you are after their guns.

The debate on 2nd Amendment interpretation was interrupted when a Gun Owner accused people that didn't agree with him as being part of the Gun Grabber crowd.

by Libertatis November 4, 2013

Forced Birther

A person against a woman's personhood right to make her own health choices in regards to family planning without the woman's consent. Going as far as to abuse government power to infringe their social agenda into other woman person health decisions without their expressed consent of the an individual.

Force birthers consider the alleged rights of a fertilize egg to be more important morally and legally then the individual whom they want to force to bring the pregnancy to full term. Going as far as to infringe the personhood rights of the pregnant woman in an effort force others to follow their social values and norms on reductive rights.

More Extreme Force Birthers wish to go as far as to eliminate the ability of birth control and other safe sex products due to their objects to sex for reasons outside of procreation.

The Forced Birther got angry at the woman that called her out on the fact that they seek to control other's health decisions

by Libertatis January 19, 2021

Politically Correct Card

The act of using the term Politically Correct in an political argument or debate in an effort to cover for not stating one's unpopular opinion. Mostly done out of cowardliness to avoid being criticized for sharing their unpopular opinion for fear of being ridiculed or in an effort to cheaply stifle someone's well explained opinion.

Being confronted with an well argued opinion opposed to Paul's point of view, Paul decided to play the Politically Correct Card instead of giving a proper counter argument.

by Libertatis June 9, 2016

Tea Party Derangement Syndrome (TPDS)

The acute onset of paranoia in Tea Party followers that cause them to mistrust their fellow Americans when they appear not to endorse their Far-Right ideals. This causes them to take a dualistic approach to those who disagree with them. Often leading them to never give the opposing side's opinions a chance in their minds

What the matter with that guy? All I did was state my view on the matter and they accused me of being a Socialist. Don't let it get to you they are suffering from Tea Party Derangement Syndrome (TPDS)

by Libertatis December 15, 2010

Political Etch a sketch

To Change one position on Political issues after a politcal primary to make one's self image seem more politically moderate then where they stood when they ran for their politcal party's nomination (For Senate, Congress, President, Governor, ect). In essence it's to try to clear the board politically before battle their politcal opponent for a particular politcal office.

Made Famous by Mitt Romney's 2012 Presidential campaign when one of his campaign workers refereed to resetting Mitt Romney's public image after winning his party's Presidential nomination as using a Etch A Sketch

Candidate X had to take a hardline approach on immigration to make himself look more conservative then his primary opponent. Worried about his position on immigration making him look bad in the General Election, Candidate X proceeded to perform a Political Etch a sketch of his image.

by Libertatis May 26, 2014

NRA Zombie

A Gun advocate that takes arguments made by the National Rifle Association at face value regardless of how absurd they are. Unlike regular Gun Advocates that are willing to have a calm and reasonable discussion with those whom they disagree with, the NRA Zombies have weak critical thinking skill and don't believe in fact checking before accepting what is said by the NRA.
When approached with anything outside the NRA narrative, the NRA Zombie is reacts with...

* Denial accompanied with Confirmation bias

* ad hominem attacks, including and not limited to falsely questioning one's love of country
* Empty References to Freedom
* Or verbal hostility

Paul knew by the vitriol being thrown when he mentioned the word universal background checks, that he was not talking to a regular 2nd amendment advocate. Instead he had encountered an NRA Zombie

by Libertatis October 19, 2015