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27 January, 05:36

WHY do you think a person who wasn't a patriot or a loyalist was sometimes called a fence sitter

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  1. 27 January, 06:34
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    I would imagine that this analogy stemmed from the fact that a fence normally serves as a border between two territories. With the patriots being one territory, and the loyalists being the other, one who wouldn't claim either would be left sitting on the metaphoric fence.
  2. 27 January, 09:25
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    A person was called a fence sitter because the person can't decide which side they are on, nowadays we call people who can't make a choice fence sitters. They sit back and watch what happens never committing
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