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Tory party of Robbers

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Bea65 Wed 22-Jun-22 12:07:17

Found out recently that the meaning of the word Tory came about in the 1600s from an old Irish word meaning robber or outlaw...how apt in these times..amusing fact grin

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lemsip Wed 22-Jun-22 13:22:35

If you had read further down... also. ha ha

In the American Revolution, a person who advocated or actively supported continued allegiance to Great Britain.
noun

In the 17th cent., any of the dispossessed Irish who became outlaws, killed English settlers and soldiers, and lived by plundering.

A member of a British political party, founded in 1689, that was the opposition party to the Whigs and has been known as the Conservative Party since about 1832.

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AGAA4 Wed 22-Jun-22 14:15:03

The Tories are reverse Robin Hoods. They take from the poor to give to the rich.

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