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LuckyCharms

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15. I think we should continue to address serious issues and also

Sat Nov 18, 2023, 12:47 PM

Nov 2023

point out the absurdity of the other side.

Embracing a term like "vermin" reminds me of the right embracing the term "deplorable", as you note in your OP.

I think Dems should stay away from mirroring the reactions of the other side.

Embracing weird and childish insults would just drag the Dems down a rabbit hole.

However, I think that vocally drawing a comparison between trump and hitler is valid.

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Let's Go Vermin -- I saw this on a T-shirt... [View all] LeftyLucie Nov 2023 OP

I like it! yardwork Nov 2023 #1

Context. Words matter. czarjak Nov 2023 #2

Definitely agree with your next to last sentence. However, if I were young, "Vermin" sounds like a good band name. Silent Type Nov 2023 #3

I can't tell you hardly anything about the band other than that they exist, but... RockRaven Nov 2023 #4

Thanks, probably won't check them out. Sadly, I was young long before Vermin started in 1984. Silent Type Nov 2023 #5

I'm all for using it to make a new meaning for it to help our cause. Deuxcents Nov 2023 #6

It's like embracing the whole COL Mustard Nov 2023 #10

For the T-shirt: SmittyWerben Nov 2023 #7

This is kinda begging canetoad Nov 2023 #8

... trusty elf Nov 2023 #9

Get the bug spray. calimary Nov 2023 #11

Let's go Vermin "Supreme"? Layzeebeaver Nov 2023 #12

hitler used used the word vermin to describe political opponents orleans Nov 2023 #13

Exactly bdamomma Nov 2023 #18

Proud to be called Vermin LetMyPeopleVote Nov 2023 #14

I think we should continue to address serious issues and also LuckyCharms Nov 2023 #15

This message was self-deleted by its author Deminpenn Nov 2023 #16

I would diffuse this term bdamomma Nov 2023 #17