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He coined the term "upwinger" (as opposed to right-winger or left-winger).
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And you will always find partisan fools and fascist apologists like "upwinger" to celebrate this fact.
latimes.com - News 2011
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We will therefore start with what we are and as we are, at the physical level of everyday life. posted by upwinger Thursday, November 17, 2005 @ 9:22 AM Location: Midwest, United States
The Sunlit Path Tusar N Mohapatra 2006
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In another version, pirates have claimed that they killed the hostages in response to a surprise raid by U.S. forces. upwinger at 2:35 PM February 23, 2011
latimes.com - News 2011
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Gen. Eric H. Holder Jr. said the average prison sentence has been 43 months - a term he called "a pretty substantial hit." upwinger at 4:31 PM February 17, 2011
latimes.com - News 2011
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http://www.slate.com/articles/technology/future_tense/2015/12/two_new_books_change_the_left_right_paradigm_on_environmental_policy.html
I think it would make for an encouraging change, for a few reasons. Firstly, I’m an up-winger, so of course I’m in favor of this ideological revolution. Second, it wouldn’t really be a revolution, but more a reversion to the mean: the up-down distinction has historically been more practically relevant than the left-right distinction. Third, an up-down distinction would redound to the benefit of upwingers. Downwingers are present on both the left and the right, but are more sound than fury—refocusing the debate toward upwinger varieties on the right and the left would further marginalize the opponents of progress.
December 11, 2015