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The changing meanings of words from one country to another. Any examples? I got to thinking about this when I realized, I would most likely lean Republican, if I lived in Ireland. ??

Beowulfsfriend 9 Jan 19
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The Simpsons to Americans-- Dingbat cartoon show.
Rest of the World-- A typical family of American dingbats.

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To be fair, the Republican Party of the US was the more socially responsible party vs the Democrats up to about the 1920’s, as they were the party of Emancipation. They slowly slid away from a party that championed the oppressed in society throughout the 20th Century and became more corporate in their interests, especially from Nixon’s administration onward. They only went into Tea Party irrationality within the last decade or so.
But I digress.
A favorite word of mine that changes meaning, in this case British English to American, is “rubber”: the top of a pencil meant to erase words, or a prophylactic?

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My father's side of the family has ancestors from Catholic Northern Ireland. If I had grown up there, with my socialist political leanings, I likely would not have ended up non-violent and would instead most likely would have joined the IRA, as did some of my distant relatives from there. Geography changes more than just meanings of words.

With the hindsight of history and the luxury, perhaps, of having grown up Catholic in the US, I see the IRA's use of violent revolution as not worth the cost. But if I had grown up there and then, it probably wouldn't have deterred me.

As a teenager in N.Ireland i rejected sectarianism for socialism and atheism. I did not wish to kill my fellow workers just because they had a different view on the same imaginary being. ?

@SimonCyrene I admire that in you Simon, I'm just doubtful I would have turned out that way, being honest. As I understand it, the conflict in Northern Ireland has never really been that much about religion and more about ethnic discrimination and civil rights based on religious identity.

For example, not being able to get decent housing or a job because your family is Catholic, even if you are not a practicing member. In other words tribalism based on family history.

@TomMcGiverin there's a pretty high emphasis on religion in the phrase 'religious identity' ?. You are mixing up the civil rights movement which was legitimate and united both sides of the working class ( the lot of protestant working class was not much better) and the sectarian campaign of the IRA. Incidentally in the republican ghetto were i grew up the IRA oppressed their own people ( an oft overlooked fact by those who like to romanticise the 'struggle'😉

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I've heard some countries where voter divide in many different ways social conservatives but economic liberal who doesn't trust government

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