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Anonymous Posted 16 years ago
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A pox on all their houses









Still, the election accomplished something quintessentially democratic: The voters had their say, and what they said was not just “a pox on all their houses,” but also something far more trenchant
  

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Had the message been 'a pox on all their houses,' the message to elected officials would have been that the voters had nothing good to say about any of the parties or officials involved. Were one to wish a pox on my house, I would expect he was hoping some illness, catastophe, or penetrating evil, would be my guest. What is being said here is that the voters were not general in their condemnation, but made particular grievances clear.

— Ed_shaw

  • Had the message been 'a pox on all their houses,' the message to elected officials would have been that the voters had nothing good to say about any of the parties or officials involved.
  • Were one to wish a pox on my house, I would expect he was hoping some illness, catastophe, or penetrating evil, would be my guest.
  • What is being said here is that the voters were not general in their condemnation, but made particular grievances clear.
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Had the message been 'a pox on all their houses,' the message to
elected officials would have been that the voters had nothing good
to say about any of the parties or officials involved.

Were one to wish a pox on my house, I would expect he was hoping
some illness, catastophe, or penetrating evil, would be my guest.

What is being said here is that the voters were n
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It's a reference to Romeo and Juliet. They feel betrayed by both sides.
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