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In Green Party of Canada and German Green Party usage, fundi is a label applied to members who tend towards a fundamentalist interpretation of green values. Tends towards veganism, a strong animal rights approach and an aversion to traditional political methods, preferring to maintain decentralized grassroots organization over a more centralized system of governance. The Green Party of Canada is a minor federal political party in Canada. ... Bündnis 90/Die Grünen (literally: Alliance 90/The Greens), the German Green Party, is a political party in Germany whose regional predecessors were founded in the late 1970s as part of the new social movements. ... Hens kept in cramped conditions — the avoidance of animal suffering is the primary motivation of people who become vegans A vegan is a person who avoids the ingestion or use of animal products. ... The Great Ape Project is campaigning for a Declaration on Great Apes. ... A grassroots political movement, inspired by the German word Graswurzel, is a movement organized by a network of citizens. ...


Other terms for fundi are 'wild green' or 'deep green'.


In Swahili, the word means craftsperson or skilled technician, such as a carpenter, plumber or mechanic. Swahili (also called Kiswahili; see Kiswahili for a discussion of the nomenclature) is an agglutinative Bantu language widely spoken in East Africa. ...


In biology, fundi means the bottom or the lowest part of the a sac or hollow organ; that part which is the furthest from the opening. Main articles: Life All organisms (viruses not included) consist of cells, which in turn, are based on a common carbon-based biochemistry. ...


An abbreviation for Fundamentalist Christianity. Look up abbreviation in Wiktionary, the free dictionary Abbreviation (from Latin brevis short) is strictly a shortening, but more particularly, an abbreviation is a letter or group of letters, taken from a word or words, and employed to represent them for the sake of brevity. ... This article concerns the self-labelled Fundamentalist Movement in Protestant Christianity. ...


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Urban Dictionary: fundie (1287 words)
Fundie dogma, along with what has already been mentioned, includes the concepts that differences between individuals, differences often so insignificant as to be unnoticeable without spying, should be the basis for undying hatred of those who possess any of these horrible differences, and for their condemnation to eternal Hellfire.
Though fundies for the most part lack any practical skills by fault of their underdeveloped and hate-flooded brains, the ability to convince people that other types of people are not human, but in fact demons sent by Satan, is a valued and respected skill in fundie culture.
Fundie (or "psychotic") interpretation: The nigger is a violent and inferior lifeform!
101-Odd Games Fundies Play (7613 words)
The "imploding fundie" gambit involves nonstop insult and obscenity laced messages, used to show that they are at the end of their rope and are completely irrational and unable to defend their opinions.
Fundies usually avoid the words of Jesus Christ at all costs because they are so clearly described as Pharisees, and any attempt to get them to see what JESUS said will be rapidly deflected.
Where the fundie is staff and has the ability, the fundie may actually go in and edit your message to make it appear that you slavishly agree with him or her.
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