The term "wingnuts" gets thrown around quite a bit on this forum. It is usually proceeded by the word "right" which is spat out with derision.
Let's first look at the definition: wingnut or wing nut, a nut (hardware), with a pair of wings to enable it to be turned without tools. Okay, it is a nut that can be turned without tools, either to the right or to the left. The old slogan holds true, "leftie-loosie, rightie-thightie." Bolts and nuts of any kind are used to keep objects together. It appears to me that when you turn a nut to the right, the bolt tightens, and the object is secured. When you turn a nut to the left, the bolt is loosened. When a nut is turned too far to the left, it leaves the bolt, and whatever has been kept in shape falls apart. It sure looks like we would be better off turning the wingnuts to the right to secure our great country than to let the left wingnuts go too far, become disengaged from the bolt, and consequently let this whole great country fall apart.
Another term that always held merit is, "He runs a tight ship." You can't run a tight ship if all the nuts come off the bolts by going too far to the left.
Carry on, left wingnuts. You are well on the way to wrecking what used to be a mighty fine country.
Let's first look at the definition: wingnut or wing nut, a nut (hardware), with a pair of wings to enable it to be turned without tools. Okay, it is a nut that can be turned without tools, either to the right or to the left. The old slogan holds true, "leftie-loosie, rightie-thightie." Bolts and nuts of any kind are used to keep objects together. It appears to me that when you turn a nut to the right, the bolt tightens, and the object is secured. When you turn a nut to the left, the bolt is loosened. When a nut is turned too far to the left, it leaves the bolt, and whatever has been kept in shape falls apart. It sure looks like we would be better off turning the wingnuts to the right to secure our great country than to let the left wingnuts go too far, become disengaged from the bolt, and consequently let this whole great country fall apart.
Another term that always held merit is, "He runs a tight ship." You can't run a tight ship if all the nuts come off the bolts by going too far to the left.
Carry on, left wingnuts. You are well on the way to wrecking what used to be a mighty fine country.