politically sensitive labels

[Laurence Horn]

At 9:57 PM -0500 3/10/04, Fred Shapiro wrote:
>On Wed, 10 Mar 2004, Sam Clements wrote:
>
>>  nanny-state, junk science, activist judges, class warfare, responsibility,
>  > family values...

It should be noted that "family" itself--in particular, in the
generic singular of "the family"--is another of the conservative
buzzwords.  Liberals are more likely to refer to "families" in the
bare plural.  Also one not mentioned here is "lifestyle".  (Cf. the
gay/gay-friendly bumper sticker "It's not my lifestyle, it's my
life", IIRC.)

larry horn