As they used to say on the old Hour 25 radio show, here’s a question for the Group Mind:
On right-wing discussion boards I see left-wingers and other progressives referred to constantly as “moonbats”. What’s the origin and meaning of this term?
“moonbats”
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It originally referred to right-wingers!
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I dunno what it means, though. Something about being loony and bats.
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http://www.barking-moonbat.com/archives/000275.html
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Aaactually…
Barking moonbat
noun. Someone on the extreme edge of whatever their -ism happens to be.
(coined by Perry de Havilland)
Usage:”Definition of a ‘barking moonbat’: someone who sacrifices sanity for the sake of consistency”
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