Play the fear card...

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Madhulk

#508413 Fri, 02 May 08 10:54 AM

-I can't believe he was elected president.

- He played the fear card, got the most votes. End of civic class.

What does the second guy mean?

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Anonymous

#508427 Fri, 02 May 08 11:47 AM

He used intimidation to make people vote for him. "That's the end of the lesson about civic responsibility".

Anonymous

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tough play

Philip

#508519 Fri, 02 May 08 02:47 PM

It comes from playing cards: playing the Ace or the Trump Card got him the win. I believe the first non-card playing use of the term was when in a famous trial the lawyer "played the race card", bringing race (black ~ white) into the case to get the verdict he wanted.

N.B. I think the class is usually civics class.

Philip

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