09-29-2016, 02:13 AM
(09-29-2016, 12:32 AM)taramarie Wrote:(09-29-2016, 12:23 AM)Galen Wrote:(09-29-2016, 12:19 AM)taramarie Wrote: It is usually that way though. Those that do not think things are "fine" become the new minorities. I have a question. I have seen you use the word "carpetbaggers" several times. That is not a term used in New Zealand so this kiwi wants to know what it means.
It means exactly what it says, a bag made out of carpet. Think of it as the nineteenth century equivalent of modern luggage.
Ok I still did not understand it as we have none of those terms here. I think Americans speak another language at times. I had to look it up. NOW i understand it.
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- a political candidate who seeks election in an area where they have no local connections.
- British
a person who becomes a member of a mutually owned building society or insurance company in order to gain financially in the event of the organization demutualizing.
The Wikipedia entry matches my meaning better:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carpetbagger