in the right-wing wilderness grumble about over campfires.

English translation: in the wild country of right-wing politics complain about while sitting round their camp fires

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English term or phrase: in the right-wing wilderness grumble about over campfires.
Selected answer:in the wild country of right-wing politics complain about while sitting round their camp fires

11:36 Jun 10, 2014
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English term or phrase: in the right-wing wilderness grumble about over campfires.
And we are supposedly protected by our Bill of Rights from “unreasonable searches and seizures,” and this includes going after “papers and effects” that belong to individuals. It was the British who threatened us then. Since Bush and Obama have taken the reins, it’s our own government that threatens our liberties, and these are serious threats—not just something that conspiracy nuts in the right-wing wilderness grumble about over campfires.
Iberi (X)
in the wild country of right-wing politics complain about while sitting round their camp fires
Explanation:
"something that conspiracy nuts in the right-wing wilderness grumble about over campfires" is a metaphorical expression, there is no actual wilderness, and no camp fires, it just conveys the author's impression of how crazy these people are.
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Jack Doughty
United Kingdom
Local time: 07:15
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4 +8in the wild country of right-wing politics complain about while sitting round their camp fires
Jack Doughty
3in the jungle of the extremists' a debating/devicing while they're sitting at the camp fireires
Thayenga


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6 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +8
in the wild country of right-wing politics complain about while sitting round their camp fires


Explanation:
"something that conspiracy nuts in the right-wing wilderness grumble about over campfires" is a metaphorical expression, there is no actual wilderness, and no camp fires, it just conveys the author's impression of how crazy these people are.

Jack Doughty
United Kingdom
Local time: 07:15
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Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 40
Grading comment
Thanks

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  JaneD: Yes, the emphasis is on the fact that these are people far to the right even of the right-wing in the US.
5 mins
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agree  writeaway
11 mins
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agree  Sheri P
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agree  Rachel Fell
59 mins
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agree  philgoddard: Good explanation.
1 hr
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agree  Victoria Britten: Yes, though I think given the question, that at least part of Asker's problem is understanding the sentence structure. / That's if he's aware of it. If he were, I suspect the question would have been different - and possibly multiple.
2 hrs
  -> Тhank you. Maybe, but in that case he should say so in the question.

agree  Natalia Volkova
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agree  Woodstock (X)
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14 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
in the jungle of the extremists' a debating/devicing while they're sitting at the camp fireires


Explanation:
These right-wing politicians are scheming up something (or debating) during their leisure time (while sitting at a camp fire).


Thayenga
Germany
Local time: 08:15
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman
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Asker: THANKS

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