True colors?
<p><span word="Reader">Reader</span> <span word="question">question</span>:</p><p><span word="Please">Please</span> <span word="explain">explain</span> “<span word="true">true</span> <span word="colors">colors</span>”, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="sentence">sentence</span>: <span word="Alec">Alec</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="aspires">aspires</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="political">political</span> <span word="life">life</span>, <span word="has">has</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="shown">shown</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="true">true</span> <span word="colors">colors</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="changing">changing</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="allegiance">allegiance</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Democrat">Democrat</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Republican">Republican</span>.</p><p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="comments">comments</span>:</p><p><span word="Alec">Alec</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="support">support</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Democrat">Democrat</span> <span word="Party">Party</span>. <span word="Now">Now</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="says">says</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="going">going</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="support">support</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Republicans">Republicans</span> <span word="instead">instead</span>. <span word="By">By</span> <span word="doing">doing</span> <span word="that">that</span>, <span word="he">he</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="revealing">revealing</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="real">real</span> <span word="political">political</span> <span word="leanings">leanings</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="intentions">intentions</span>.</p><p><span word="Obviously">Obviously</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="hid">hid</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="true">true</span> <span word="feelings">feelings</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="politics">politics</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="friends">friends</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="way">way</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="cheated">cheated</span> <span word="them">them</span>.</p><p><span word="His">His</span> <span word="friends">friends</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="perhaps">perhaps</span> <span word="always">always</span> <span word="thought">thought</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Alec">Alec</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="simple">simple</span>, <span word="straightforward">straightforward</span>, <span word="honest">honest</span> <span word="young">young</span> <span word="man">man</span>. <span word="After">After</span> <span word="this">this</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="want">want</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="think">think</span> <span word="again">again</span>.</p><p><span word="Now">Now</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="they">they</span>’<span word="ve">ve</span> <span word="seen">seen</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="true">true</span> <span word="colors">colors</span>, <span word="that">that</span> <span word="is">is</span>, <span word="his">his</span> <span word="true">true</span> <span word="political">political</span> <span word="inclinations">inclinations</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="perhaps">perhaps</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="true">true</span> <span word="character">character</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="general">general</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="got">got</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="wrong">wrong</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="along">along</span>. <span word="If">If</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="wants">wants</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="politician">politician</span>, <span word="perhaps">perhaps</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="friends">friends</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="learn">learn</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="treat">treat</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="such">such</span>, <span word="i">i</span>.<span word="e">e</span>. <span word="a">a</span> <span word="tricky">tricky</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="shifty">shifty</span> <span word="politician">politician</span>.</p><p>“<span word="True">True</span> <span word="colors">colors</span>”, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="see">see</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="idiom">idiom</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="originates">originates</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="battleships">battleships</span> <span word="sometimes">sometimes</span> <span word="flying">flying</span> <span word="fake">fake</span> <span word="flags">flags</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="order">order</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="deceive">deceive</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="enemy">enemy</span>. <span word="When">When</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="single">single</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="ship">ship</span> <span word="met">met</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Japanese">Japanese</span> <span word="ships">ships</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="World">World</span> <span word="War">War</span> <span word="II">II</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="example">example</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="might">might</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="chosen">chosen</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="fly">fly</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="German">German</span> <span word="flag">flag</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="order">order</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="avoid">avoid</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="confrontation">confrontation</span>. <span word="Nazi">Nazi</span> <span word="Germany">Germany</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Japan">Japan</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="allies">allies</span> <span word="then">then</span>. <span word="Phrases">Phrases</span>.<span word="com">com</span> <span word="explains">explains</span>:</p><p><span word="It">It</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="prevalent">prevalent</span> <span word="since">since</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="centuries">centuries</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="ships">ships</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="different">different</span> <span word="colorful">colorful</span> <span word="flags">flags</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="sign">sign</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="identity">identity</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="happened">happened</span> <span word="sometimes">sometimes</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="ship">ship</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="fly">fly</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="false">false</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="fake">fake</span> <span word="flag">flag</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="fool">fool</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="enemy">enemy</span>. <span word="This">This</span> <span word="thing">thing</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="expressed">expressed</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="sailing">sailing</span> “<span word="under">under</span> <span word="false">false</span> <span word="colors">colors</span>”. <span word="If">If</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="deceitful">deceitful</span> <span word="ship">ship</span> <span word="came">came</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="view">view</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="flying">flying</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="real">real</span> <span word="flags">flags</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="meant">meant</span> <span word="it">it</span> “<span word="showed">showed</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="true">true</span> <span word="colors">colors</span>”.</p>
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