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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsAfter watching the Sunday Shows today
I propose all left leaning commentators start referring to Republicans as Repubs. Just to counter all of the other side's use of Democrat instead of Democratic. A small point that drives me crazy!
dewsgirl
(14,961 posts)FSogol
(45,435 posts)erronis
(15,170 posts)Just wait for them to rebrand as CaringRUS.
NotASurfer
(2,146 posts)Sounds more Russian with the -nik suffix to me
lunatica
(53,410 posts)is actually a great philosophy to live by.
Shrug them off like the pestering fruit flies they are. Or just move a few feet over and resume your life. If thats their worst insult its really pathetic and downright laughable.
Democrat instead of Democratic doesn't even rate on the list of things I am offended by.
Poisoning our Earth is way up there on top however.
Basic LA
(2,022 posts)Instead of the initials.
Hortensis
(58,785 posts)Just be glad they're calling us something wonderful instead of stupid poo-poos.
Proud democrat person.
SoCalDem
(103,856 posts)This comes from the Newt G era (Frank Luntz)..
It seems petty, but it's a blatant insult..
Imagine your name is William, and you loathe being called "Willie".. Most people call you William or Bill (which is acceptable to you)..
Someone who does not like you, but who happens to know more people in your workplace/social circle/school, starts calling you Willie,,,and encourages others to do so as well.. If you protest vehemently, YOU are the "touchy" one.. If you say nothing, it may seem to the others that it's okay to call you Willie.. A conundrum..
Media has been told/warned about the "democrat" thing for decades now, and they seem unable/uninterested in doing anything about it..
I have always hoped that some clever newsperson/pundit would deliberately mispronounce the name of the town./state of the transgressor and when they complain, could remind them that turnabout is fairplay..... Example:
Whenever someone says "Nev-aah-da" they are immediately pounced on and chided for the mispronunciation..
Hortensis
(58,785 posts)Stop cooperating. Get proud.
violetpastille
(1,483 posts)elmac
(4,642 posts)networks are profit driven, will always preference fascist capitalist pigs.
nitpicker
(7,153 posts)Group of Old Partisans.