Mon Sep 15, 2014, 02:20 PM

You're not going to like me for saying this, but I am going to say it anyway

Words like rethuglican, floriduh, repukes, rapeublicans, utards etc. lower the quality of the debate we have, and make you sounds less than intelligent.

Also, using several of these 'words' makes the writing itself less clear.

Not sure why intelligent adults do it, but I really wish they would stop.

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You're not going to like me for saying this, but I am going to say it anyway (Original post)	La Lioness Priyanka	Sep 2014	OP
no worries! we love you even when you're wrong!	unblock	Sep 2014	#1
Yeah	RobertEarl	Sep 2014	#2
RFK Jr is categorically NOT a good person	Spider Jerusalem	Sep 2014	#23
And there it is	RobertEarl	Sep 2014	#29
Mercury was removed from vaccines in 2002.	Spider Jerusalem	Sep 2014	#30
Yes it was	RobertEarl	Sep 2014	#36
Thimerosal was also never in the MMR vaccine.	Spider Jerusalem	Sep 2014	#40
Who to believe?	RobertEarl	Sep 2014	#45
How am I anti-science?	Spider Jerusalem	Sep 2014	#50
you are not antiscience. Not sure what the other poster is talking about	La Lioness Priyanka	Sep 2014	#164
You win ironic post of the month...if not year.	zappaman	Sep 2014	#67
One thing the science did NOT say is	MNBrewer	Sep 2014	#47
It may	RobertEarl	Sep 2014	#55
Don't pretend that it's scientific to listen to RFK because of who he is	MNBrewer	Sep 2014	#90
Actually, many studies have said that it does not.	Thor_MN	Sep 2014	#123
The chances are very, very good that the increase in autism	PDJane	Sep 2014	#129
Correlation is not causation, though	Spider Jerusalem	Sep 2014	#143
The rise is autism DIAGNOSIS has nothing to do with mercury or glyphosate...	Dr Hobbitstein	Sep 2014	#162
Speaking as someone who has been diagnosed as being	hifiguy	Sep 2014	#179
I'd sure as heck listen to the scientists over someone with an irrational, fear-mongering agenda	YoungDemCA	Sep 2014	#198
Oh geez, and I just got my shot. Well that's it for me I guess. NT	Fla Dem	Sep 2014	#121
You know what else is toxic in it's elemental form?	Dr Hobbitstein	Sep 2014	#163
The real scientists diagree with RFK Jr.	Progressive dog	Sep 2014	#176
I support where you are coming from, Robert Earl.	truedelphi	Sep 2014	#184
Thanks, truedelphi	RobertEarl	Sep 2014	#185
It's kind of like a lot of "industry" "scientists" saying that high fructose corn syrup is ok...	cascadiance	Sep 2014	#193
You offer a nice bit of information - and I am grateful for it all.	truedelphi	Sep 2014	#196
"Your stance is anti-science"...	YoungDemCA	Sep 2014	#197
So if they are not a 'good person' according to mob rule, we can insult them?	Rex	Sep 2014	#60
I didn't actually say that	Spider Jerusalem	Sep 2014	#62
So we can call him an asshat, guilt free then?	Rex	Sep 2014	#64
You can if you want...	Spider Jerusalem	Sep 2014	#68
Sure, you can worry about what other people think about you	Rex	Sep 2014	#71
I see him as a humourist, not a serious commentator. (n/t)	Spider Jerusalem	Sep 2014	#73
Okay then that is settled. Humourists cannot be serious commentators.	Rex	Sep 2014	#76
I find Jon Stewart to be insufferably smug and a bit of a prick, honestly.	Spider Jerusalem	Sep 2014	#80
So you think he is an asshat?	Rex	Sep 2014	#83
Not a word I'd use...	Spider Jerusalem	Sep 2014	#84
I now someone like that.	Rex	Sep 2014	#85
Regarding Jon Stewart ;	Dyedinthewoolliberal	Sep 2014	#91
What minority? "The Daily Show" has about 2.5 million viewers, according to ratings.	Spider Jerusalem	Sep 2014	#95
The minority of the viewers of the show	Dyedinthewoolliberal	Sep 2014	#114
Most politicians know that when JS starts making fun of them, they're in trouble.	Warren DeMontague	Sep 2014	#119
reading the offshoot thread on RFK Jr and vaccines	marym625	Sep 2014	#153
I like Jon Stewart.	Warren DeMontague	Sep 2014	#118
I generally agree with him, I still find him insufferably smug.	Spider Jerusalem	Sep 2014	#144
Interesting. See to my mind, part of his appeal is that he doesn't take himself too seriously.	Warren DeMontague	Sep 2014	#146
I'm in my thirties.	Spider Jerusalem	Sep 2014	#147
No, I'm older than you, man.	Warren DeMontague	Sep 2014	#148
Free speech goes both ways, you know...	YoungDemCA	Sep 2014	#199
I prefer "anti-vaccine nutcase with blood on his hands". (nt)	Nye Bevan	Sep 2014	#72
I go with "anti-vaccine asshat with blood on his hands". n/t	zappaman	Sep 2014	#74
no, that is completely not what i am talking about. nt	La Lioness Priyanka	Sep 2014	#132
Kick	grahamhgreen	Sep 2014	#140
So does subliteracy	Major Nikon	Sep 2014	#3
Yep, there's nothing like ridiculing	pipi_k	Sep 2014	#209
I'm not following you and I'm pretty sure you're not following me	Major Nikon	Sep 2014	#220
Failure to communicate	pipi_k	Sep 2014	#225
It would probably help if you didn't conflate what I'm saying with whomever else you are arguing	Major Nikon	Sep 2014	#228
I agree with you wholeheartedly. I also can't stand baby talk. Unless we are talking to babies or	seaglass	Sep 2014	#4
I agree and I'm always reminded of the likes of Michael Savage when I read it here.	NYC_SKP	Sep 2014	#5
I always thought the term "red neck" was a good thing.	littlewolf	Sep 2014	#44
"Redneck" actually predates the coal miner issues of the early 1900's	DeadLetterOffice	Sep 2014	#61
And there are some people who are proud to be labeled "rednecks"	Art_from_Ark	Sep 2014	#137
And other people will tell you they are showing respect when they say "redskin"	joeglow3	Sep 2014	#107
And for some, they might be genuine in that statement...	Veilex	Sep 2014	#194
Xtian is an abbreviation using the Greek letter X for Chi-the first letter in the word Christian.	Manifestor_of_Light	Sep 2014	#92
like this..	Gormy Cuss	Sep 2014	#112
Chi-Rho. Yes.	Manifestor_of_Light	Sep 2014	#113
Xtian? It's been around for centuries.	Luminous Animal	Sep 2014	#188
I see what you mean. I've rarely referred to "Rethugs" but will try not to in the future.	Louisiana1976	Sep 2014	#6
every once in a while it's not a big issue	La Lioness Priyanka	Sep 2014	#10
Agreed. "congresscritter" is barfworthy as well	PeaceNikki	Sep 2014	#7
Oh, thanks :P	Erich Bloodaxe BSN	Sep 2014	#17
I like the term "congresscritter"... I dont see it as an issue...	Veilex	Sep 2014	#46
meh. some people are bothered by words like 'moist'.	PeaceNikki	Sep 2014	#54
I love the word moist!	Veilex	Sep 2014	#63
Well, yes - there is that...	Spirochete	Sep 2014	#78
They prefer "almost wet" perhaps?	FrodosPet	Sep 2014	#157
What if your congresscritter is a whore for the big corporations?	Manifestor_of_Light	Sep 2014	#94
That's more of a reflection upon the person rather than the term.	Veilex	Sep 2014	#131
+1	treestar	Sep 2014	#156
I like it, too, and don't find it insulting...	Phentex	Sep 2014	#169
I like that one, personally...	Orsino	Sep 2014	#158
I agree with you yet I am one of those who do this	rustydog	Sep 2014	#8
Yeah, I agree.	TDale313	Sep 2014	#9
I use rethug because I refuse to call them what they want to be called. It is my small way of	jwirr	Sep 2014	#11
Call them the Republic Party.	Erich Bloodaxe BSN	Sep 2014	#15
Hmmm. I feel like I would be giving into them. I remember when that name had more dignity.	jwirr	Sep 2014	#24
True, but that's not how they use it.	Erich Bloodaxe BSN	Sep 2014	#37
How about 'R'?	duhneece	Sep 2014	#190
Any post with "AmeriKKKa" in the title.	Throd	Sep 2014	#12
Yup. They lower the tone	Erich Bloodaxe BSN	Sep 2014	#13
Two reasons - turnabout and tribalism	el_bryanto	Sep 2014	#14
Sure, but aren't we supposed to think we're 'better than that'?	Erich Bloodaxe BSN	Sep 2014	#21
Nods - but DU is a place that people come to blow off steam	el_bryanto	Sep 2014	#27
The problem lies in the site having 'multiple audiences'.	Erich Bloodaxe BSN	Sep 2014	#39
Why would you think that? All people are tribal.	hugo_from_TN	Sep 2014	#200
All people are naturally lots of things.	Erich Bloodaxe BSN	Sep 2014	#205
Respectfully disagree.	H2O Man	Sep 2014	#16
I like the Prime Directive around here	Rex	Sep 2014	#70
Another possibility is that some may like you more because of it.	arcane1	Sep 2014	#18
Fine, but Bush will always be Chimpy, I have to drive on the Chimpy Expressway all the time LOL	snooper2	Sep 2014	#19
And I reserve the right to call Darryl Issa an asshat.	vanlassie	Sep 2014	#26
I generally agree	hifiguy	Sep 2014	#48
As a former copy editor, I totally agree.	RebelOne	Sep 2014	#20
It is part of the "otherization" of political opponets. Meant to dehumanize and belittle	kelly1mm	Sep 2014	#22
+1 It is a deliberate tactic to keep us divided by party rather than focusing on issues.	woo me with science	Sep 2014	#52
I'm with Woo here.	Jackpine Radical	Sep 2014	#69
Repuke= someone who regurgitates right wing talking points.	Pathwalker	Sep 2014	#25
As in "again"...	Blue_In_AK	Sep 2014	#32
I tend to agree with you,	Blue_In_AK	Sep 2014	#28
"Rat bastard" is also a Mike Malloyism	ReRe	Sep 2014	#93
Tribalism and dehumanising one's enemies, is why people do it (n/t)	Spider Jerusalem	Sep 2014	#31
I agree! nt	m-lekktor	Sep 2014	#33
Good luck . . .	Journeyman	Sep 2014	#34
K&R	Boom Sound 416	Sep 2014	#35
This message was self-deleted by its author	HomerRamone	Sep 2014	#38
I have used rethuglacan quite a bit before.	Half-Century Man	Sep 2014	#41
I agree. Let's be grown ups.	Comrade Grumpy	Sep 2014	#42
Sorry, I can't buy into it.	Paladin	Sep 2014	#43
I agree with you.	Liberalynn	Sep 2014	#175
My sentiments exactly. This goody-two-shoes routine gets us clobbered, every time. (nt)	Paladin	Sep 2014	#182
Yes, I Tend To Agree With You Much More	ChiciB1	Sep 2014	#189
+1	uponit7771	Sep 2014	#219
The idea that ridicule is always bad conduct is just not that good in the first place	Major Nikon	Sep 2014	#221
GOPukers suck donkey ballz.	Rex	Sep 2014	#49
Totally with you on this, Pri	Richardo	Sep 2014	#51
I think sometimes	gaspee	Sep 2014	#53
Guardians Of Privilege-------pass or fail	IADEMO2004	Sep 2014	#56
agree!!!!	DrDan	Sep 2014	#57
How about ''criminal Republican Party''? or how about ''Republican Fascists''? Will that be	YOHABLO	Sep 2014	#58
"Fascists" is one of the most tired cliches on DU	Nye Bevan	Sep 2014	#79
Thank you for saying that	swilton	Sep 2014	#59
I so agree, even though I have used some of those words during my DU career.	bigwillq	Sep 2014	#65
Once upon a time there were a people called Republicans...........	wandy	Sep 2014	#66
How's about KKKarl Rove? n/t	ReRe	Sep 2014	#75
HHHe SSSucks, TTTo	TheCowsCameHome	Sep 2014	#102
Agreed.	bettyellen	Sep 2014	#77
Are we supposed to respect the right wingers? Because I kinda... don't.	Erose999	Sep 2014	#81
I tend to agree with you on this. I do not like the coarsening of debate,	razorman	Sep 2014	#82
Sometimes we, most of we, all get stuck in juvenile behavior.	Dont call me Shirley	Sep 2014	#86
I think standard English does more to make one sound intelligent	Generic Other	Sep 2014	#87
nah--will call them what i want to	dembotoz	Sep 2014	#88
that is completely and utterly your prerogative. nt	La Lioness Priyanka	Sep 2014	#161
It's like third grade;	Dyedinthewoolliberal	Sep 2014	#89
LLP, there is NOTHING that you can EVER say that will cause me ...	11 Bravo	Sep 2014	#96
aww. thank you.	La Lioness Priyanka	Sep 2014	#135
you're right. and I've been guilty of "rethuglicans" and "repukes"	cali	Sep 2014	#97
Agree.	randome	Sep 2014	#98
Your opinion has been noted.	AngryDem001	Sep 2014	#99
"In politics, absurdity is not a handicap." - Napoleon Bonaparte	daschess1987	Sep 2014	#100
what debate?	Adam051188	Sep 2014	#101
I agree, although from time to time I find my anger coming out in passive agressive ways.	DrewFlorida	Sep 2014	#103
I don't believe I have ever refered to republicans as any of those names,	logosoco	Sep 2014	#104
To think I actually USED to like you!1!!	pinboy3niner	Sep 2014	#105
I agree. Because the cute words distract from the substance.	Demit	Sep 2014	#106
Unfortunately the repiggies deserve no respect	rock	Sep 2014	#108
again, i am not saying we need to respect them on not insult them	La Lioness Priyanka	Sep 2014	#160
What you say is true but, and I have a big "but"	rock	Sep 2014	#168
republicons	noiretextatique	Sep 2014	#177
its not an insult. it's also not a real word at all. its just infantile sounding. nt	La Lioness Priyanka	Sep 2014	#178
your opinion	noiretextatique	Sep 2014	#180
a list of people that Republicans routinely demonize	Kalidurga	Sep 2014	#109
True	MaggieD	Sep 2014	#122
its not a question of demonizing. its a question of how stupid one wants to sound	La Lioness Priyanka	Sep 2014	#133
I think it depends on the context	Kalidurga	Sep 2014	#138
Yeah, I agree	MaggieD	Sep 2014	#110
I lost my inhibition for foul language....	ReRe	Sep 2014	#111
foul language and cutesy monikers are not the same thing though	La Lioness Priyanka	Sep 2014	#134
As you like it.	ReRe	Sep 2014	#141
What else could I call an Idiocrat?	lunatica	Sep 2014	#115
Message auto-removed	Name removed	Sep 2014	#116
Bonuskungen! There, I said it. And I will say it again. Bonuskungen!	Warren DeMontague	Sep 2014	#117
I agree with you	mythology	Sep 2014	#120
S.h.i.t. just use the mentally disorderd as icons of the opposition...	HereSince1628	Sep 2014	#124
I'm shocked	1dogleft	Sep 2014	#125
Thank you for saying this.	bvf	Sep 2014	#126
Spoken like a true libtard	radiclib	Sep 2014	#127
I don't ususally capitalize republican. Is that okay?	Kingofalldems	Sep 2014	#128
I like "teabaggers"	riverwalker	Sep 2014	#130
i think teabaggers is actually not too bad. i mean they made up this tea party shit	La Lioness Priyanka	Sep 2014	#136
How do you feel about "ammosexual"?	Jim Lane	Sep 2014	#139
I don't know how LLP thinks about that term but, I will tell you that I find it disgusting on	Tuesday Afternoon	Sep 2014	#166
Is GOPeeOnAmerica OK?	toddwv	Sep 2014	#142
I agree with you La Lioness Priyanka.	lovemydog	Sep 2014	#145
I like wierd news. Florida is a gold mine for wierd news for some odd reason	JonLP24	Sep 2014	#149
Totally agree.	cwydro	Sep 2014	#150
I agree and thank you.	JohnnyLib2	Sep 2014	#151
I use	JustAnotherGen	Sep 2014	#152
I think it depends on the conversation	marym625	Sep 2014	#154
I don't mind it when either side does it	treestar	Sep 2014	#155
Agree completely, and thanks for saying it.	sammythecat	Sep 2014	#159
Good point.	October	Sep 2014	#165
You know what? You're right. I'll stop doing it.	hughee99	Sep 2014	#167
The problem so many of us are having is they are no longer Republicans and we	jillan	Sep 2014	#170
Not only that	Capt. Obvious	Sep 2014	#171
I absolutely agree.	lisby	Sep 2014	#172
Okay, but I feel uncomfortable with the phrase "Fox News."	tclambert	Sep 2014	#173
I call it the Fox Entertainment Channel.	jen63	Sep 2014	#213
I've transformed long ago ...	DrBulldog	Sep 2014	#174
I do it	Glaisne	Sep 2014	#181
I agree	Marrah_G	Sep 2014	#183
Oh, I'm Tired... Whether I Like This Or Not Really Makes No	ChiciB1	Sep 2014	#186
When they stop rolling the word liberal and socialist off their tounge as if	B Calm	Sep 2014	#187
+1000000000000	Tommymac	Sep 2014	#191
I personally enjoy using santorum when referring to batshit crazy rethug asshats.	Tommymac	Sep 2014	#192
ok.	La Lioness Priyanka	Sep 2014	#195
Since 95% of the airwaves are saturated with right wing misinformation	still_one	Sep 2014	#201
how is this related to misinformation?	La Lioness Priyanka	Sep 2014	#207
you are suggesting a civil discourse with a large segment of the republican party who believe we are	still_one	Sep 2014	#208
actually i am perfectly fine with insults and foul language	La Lioness Priyanka	Sep 2014	#216
Understood	still_one	Sep 2014	#218
NO ONE has lowered the debate more than Rethuglicans have. People have had enough,	Welibs	Sep 2014	#202
I dont get it either.	jambo101	Sep 2014	#203
"...and make you sounds less than intelligent."	Spitfire of ATJ	Sep 2014	#204
i dont mean to other republicans, i mean to anybody reading your post. nt	La Lioness Priyanka	Sep 2014	#206
I didn't mean Republicans either....	Spitfire of ATJ	Sep 2014	#211
Not much more	pipi_k	Sep 2014	#210
Hear hear!!11	Doc_Technical	Sep 2014	#212
I agree.	jen63	Sep 2014	#214
i agree with you. i dont mind foul language or legitimate insults	La Lioness Priyanka	Sep 2014	#215
I'm glad someone did	loyalsister	Sep 2014	#217
As an example/	jambo101	Sep 2014	#222
Light hearted name calling has been on DU for over a decade,	ecstatic	Sep 2014	#223
I agree -- it's really rather juvenile n/t	markpkessinger	Sep 2014	#224
You are correct. But it is just sport.	maced666	Sep 2014	#226
You're not going to like me for saying this....	no1uno	Sep 2014	#227
why wont i like you for calling yourself a liberal? i am proud liberal and progressive	La Lioness Priyanka	Sep 2014	#229
Because you are....	no1uno	Sep 2014	#230
not unsightly, just childish drivel. nt	La Lioness Priyanka	Sep 2014	#231

Response to La Lioness Priyanka (Original post)

Mon Sep 15, 2014, 02:25 PM

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You're not going to like me for saying this, but I am going to say it anyway

1. no worries! we love you even when you're wrong!

2. Yeah

23. RFK Jr is categorically NOT a good person

29. And there it is

30. Mercury was removed from vaccines in 2002.

36. Yes it was

40. Thimerosal was also never in the MMR vaccine.

45. Who to believe?

50. How am I anti-science?

164. you are not antiscience. Not sure what the other poster is talking about

67. You win ironic post of the month...if not year.

47. One thing the science did NOT say is

55. It may

90. Don't pretend that it's scientific to listen to RFK because of who he is

123. Actually, many studies have said that it does not.

129. The chances are very, very good that the increase in autism

143. Correlation is not causation, though

162. The rise is autism DIAGNOSIS has nothing to do with mercury or glyphosate...

179. Speaking as someone who has been diagnosed as being

198. I'd sure as heck listen to the scientists over someone with an irrational, fear-mongering agenda

121. Oh geez, and I just got my shot. Well that's it for me I guess. NT

163. You know what else is toxic in it's elemental form?

176. The real scientists diagree with RFK Jr.

184. I support where you are coming from, Robert Earl.

185. Thanks, truedelphi

193. It's kind of like a lot of "industry" "scientists" saying that high fructose corn syrup is ok...

196. You offer a nice bit of information - and I am grateful for it all.

197. "Your stance is anti-science"...

60. So if they are not a 'good person' according to mob rule, we can insult them?

62. I didn't actually say that

64. So we can call him an asshat, guilt free then?

68. You can if you want...

71. Sure, you can worry about what other people think about you

73. I see him as a humourist, not a serious commentator. (n/t)

76. Okay then that is settled. Humourists cannot be serious commentators.

80. I find Jon Stewart to be insufferably smug and a bit of a prick, honestly.

83. So you think he is an asshat?

84. Not a word I'd use...

85. I now someone like that.

91. Regarding Jon Stewart ;

95. What minority? "The Daily Show" has about 2.5 million viewers, according to ratings.

114. The minority of the viewers of the show

119. Most politicians know that when JS starts making fun of them, they're in trouble.

153. reading the offshoot thread on RFK Jr and vaccines

118. I like Jon Stewart.

144. I generally agree with him, I still find him insufferably smug.

146. Interesting. See to my mind, part of his appeal is that he doesn't take himself too seriously.

147. I'm in my thirties.

148. No, I'm older than you, man.

199. Free speech goes both ways, you know...

72. I prefer "anti-vaccine nutcase with blood on his hands". (nt)

74. I go with "anti-vaccine asshat with blood on his hands". n/t

132. no, that is completely not what i am talking about. nt

140. Kick

3. So does subliteracy

209. Yep, there's nothing like ridiculing

220. I'm not following you and I'm pretty sure you're not following me

225. Failure to communicate

228. It would probably help if you didn't conflate what I'm saying with whomever else you are arguing

4. I agree with you wholeheartedly. I also can't stand baby talk. Unless we are talking to babies or

5. I agree and I'm always reminded of the likes of Michael Savage when I read it here.

44. I always thought the term "red neck" was a good thing.

61. "Redneck" actually predates the coal miner issues of the early 1900's

137. And there are some people who are proud to be labeled "rednecks"

107. And other people will tell you they are showing respect when they say "redskin"

194. And for some, they might be genuine in that statement...

92. Xtian is an abbreviation using the Greek letter X for Chi-the first letter in the word Christian.

112. like this..

113. Chi-Rho. Yes.

188. Xtian? It's been around for centuries.

6. I see what you mean. I've rarely referred to "Rethugs" but will try not to in the future.

10. every once in a while it's not a big issue

7. Agreed. "congresscritter" is barfworthy as well

17. Oh, thanks :P

46. I like the term "congresscritter"... I dont see it as an issue...

54. meh. some people are bothered by words like 'moist'.

63. I love the word moist!

78. Well, yes - there is that...

157. They prefer "almost wet" perhaps?