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16. son of an austrian holocaust survivor here, with a germanic last name...

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Sun Mar 20, 2016, 07:37 PM

Mar 2016

if we dug into the ancestry of any old candidate and picked a name just to make fun of them, especially if leaning on the stigma of any particular national origin, then yes, i'd agree with you.

but in this case, we started calling him "drumpf" only after he strongly established his own xenophobia and bigotry towards people of certain heritages that he apparently deems un-american. in fact, i believe john oliver, who brought us this bit of trivia, said trump at some point had criticized another for having changed their name to make it sound more american.

it's not to make a mockery of the fact that his heritage is german. it's to make a mockery of the fact that his heritage also lies outside the united states.

it points out his hypocrisy, not his particular national ancestry.

personally i'm all for calling him "drumpf".

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Can we stop calling him "Drumpf"? [View all] freedom fighter jh Mar 2016 OP

Drumpf, Drumpf, Drumpf, Drumpf! longship Mar 2016 #1

I find it tough to argue with that. freedom fighter jh Mar 2016 #3

I'm with you there, mein freund. forest444 Mar 2016 #52

i think maybe i have to amp the kraut + add umlauts to my name. closer to the RIGHT spelling of it. pansypoo53219 Mar 2016 #101

How to type umlauts Jim Lane Mar 2016 #111

WordPerfect is still around? Sanity Claws Mar 2016 #127

I know what you mean about attachments. I've been pushing OpenOffice. Jim Lane Mar 2016 #137

In Windows, I've used the Character Map to find, copy and paste international characters... backscatter712 Mar 2016 #145

Try the Alt codes: forest444 Mar 2016 #121

Same here. Act_of_Reparation Mar 2016 #142

I prefer Der Trumpf, myself. n/t SusanaMontana41 Mar 2016 #113

He'll always be "The Donald." Nothing is as stupid as that. Hortensis Mar 2016 #161

Not to jump on the German bandwagon... TipTok Mar 2016 #124

Trump is a phony, made up name Warpy Mar 2016 #55

I didn't get a Drumpf outta that guy! didact Mar 2016 #148

Well played! ROFL! nt longship Mar 2016 #149

How 'bout Donald Dump? lagomorph777 Mar 2016 #169

I agree with this assessment Skittles Mar 2016 #2

Thanks. freedom fighter jh Mar 2016 #4

I don't care much for any name calling... Blanks Mar 2016 #58

Excellent post freedom fighter jh autorank Mar 2016 #117

Thanks, Auto. freedom fighter jh Mar 2016 #152

He's earned the opposite of respect. backscatter712 Mar 2016 #144

I was going to say we're not better then that but you just posted so... Ellipsis Mar 2016 #10

Yes. Even jerks. nt SusanCalvin Mar 2016 #18

I make an exception for Mr. Stubby Fingers. nt Hekate Mar 2016 #27

We could just call him "That Short-Fingered Vulgarian" but it's too long to type. csziggy Mar 2016 #66

Isn't it Charles Pierce who calls him "the vulgar talking yam"? Hekate Mar 2016 #67

Apparently so - but I had not seen that one! csziggy Mar 2016 #71

+1 Hiraeth Mar 2016 #92

It seems to me to be "Look, he's the descendant of immigrants; but he hates immigrants." KamaAina Mar 2016 #5

That is edhopper Mar 2016 #11

I agree.............. MyOwnPeace Mar 2016 #24

That being said, the meme is getting kind of stale KamaAina Mar 2016 #147

Well in old english Drumpf literally means To Take a Dump. Rex Mar 2016 #6

The original context Trenzalore Mar 2016 #7

Thanks for the context. freedom fighter jh Mar 2016 #17

Yup. That's it. progressoid Mar 2016 #63

Yes! This. HuckleB Mar 2016 #90

^^^This!^^^^ Anybody who insists on calling him Trump after seeing this Surya Gayatri Mar 2016 #125

Yes. lumberjack_jeff Mar 2016 #153

no HERVEPA Mar 2016 #8

You have a point. The Velveteen Ocelot Mar 2016 #9

Thanks for that information. freedom fighter jh Mar 2016 #19

Google "Crystal City, Texas." Thousands of Germans were interned during LibDemAlways Mar 2016 #38

i suppose they could have tried to wall in milwaukee, but we are full of others. just stopped print pansypoo53219 Mar 2016 #103

In a way it's reminiscent IMHO LiberalElite Mar 2016 #12

Exactly. freedom fighter jh Mar 2016 #20

Yes. 840high Mar 2016 #21

Good point. n/t Chemisse Mar 2016 #31

The Drumpf family changed the name to Trump to sound more British. Dont call me Shirley Mar 2016 #13

Thanks for that correction. freedom fighter jh Mar 2016 #23

And who is more racist than the British royal family? So yes Trump is a racist who is ashamed of Dont call me Shirley Mar 2016 #143

I've adopted Herr Hair. KentuckyWoman Mar 2016 #14

Herr Hair? Hear, hear! GaYellowDawg Mar 2016 #116

Germans aren't a race. n/t BlueStater Mar 2016 #15

Yeah but Rex Mar 2016 #32

You are wrong Bucky Mar 2016 #86

son of an austrian holocaust survivor here, with a germanic last name... unblock Mar 2016 #16

This ^^^ chwaliszewski Mar 2016 #36

Yes Dem2 Mar 2016 #126

Yep. John Oliver pointed out that Drumpf told Jon Stewart... backscatter712 Mar 2016 #146

I see your point. freedom fighter jh Mar 2016 #154

I wonder what dubya calls him, yortsed snacilbuper Mar 2016 #22

Something with "turd" in it... 3catwoman3 Mar 2016 #41

More likely something with "fart" given what "trumpet" means in some places n/t csziggy Mar 2016 #70

Hair DrumpFührer / TheRump. He's fascist poseur / the elephant's ass. . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Mar 2016 #25

I know what you mean. But it's going to be awfully hard to sustain pnwmom Mar 2016 #26

Hard but maybe important. freedom fighter jh Mar 2016 #155

People seem to think immaturity is a way to fight racism. nt revbones Mar 2016 #28

He ripped Jon Stewart for changing his name. mac56 Mar 2016 #29

That was typical Trumpian hypocrisy. freedom fighter jh Mar 2016 #157

Your mileage may vary. mac56 Mar 2016 #158

Well, it's the mileage. freedom fighter jh Mar 2016 #180

DRUMPF, DRUMPF, DRUMPF, DRUMPF, DRUMPF, DRUMPF, DRUMPF, DRUMPF, RoccoR5955 Mar 2016 #30

I kinda like DR.UMPF precisely because it doesn't sound nice. Kip Humphrey Mar 2016 #74

Thanks, glad I'm not alone on this one. booksenkatz Mar 2016 #33

Thank you. (kinda late, but I've been busy and not able to keep up with this thread) freedom fighter jh Mar 2016 #159

It's Drumpf eilen Mar 2016 #34

I call him Drumpf because he reminds me of Adolf Hitler. I'm 3/4 German. Elmer S. E. Dump Mar 2016 #35

Gilbert Gottfried said... chwaliszewski Mar 2016 #37

Well said! freedom fighter jh Mar 2016 #135

"This has nothing to do with the German people of today." BeanMusical Mar 2016 #64

No, it doesn't have to do with the German people of today. freedom fighter jh Mar 2016 #160

Call him Drumpf-kauff.... reACTIONary Mar 2016 #39

Yes, this is the "progressive" equivalent of "Barry Hussein Obama" Zambero Mar 2016 #40

Agree completely. freedom fighter jh Mar 2016 #162

He has followers at his rallies doing the Nazi Salute TDale313 Mar 2016 #42

That Nazi salute business is scary. freedom fighter jh Mar 2016 #163

He asked them to raise their right hands (to swear to vote I believe) TDale313 Mar 2016 #188

Probably he did know. freedom fighter jh Mar 2016 #191

He is called this everywhere on the internets not just DU so good luck trying to stop it! nt m-lekktor Mar 2016 #43

doesnt matter where he or ancestors are from, he is a freakin nazi plain and simple litlbilly Mar 2016 #44

If the shoe fits, wear it- appalachiablue Mar 2016 #84

Okay, from now on, I'll refer to him as . . . OldRedneck Mar 2016 #45

Ok, alternate "grofaz usa" w0nderer Mar 2016 #46

I believe the reason Drumph caught fire Capt. Obvious Mar 2016 #47

Yip it's about the immigrant-vs-immigrant thing not the Germanic thing. so *DRUMPF* forever!1 UTUSN Mar 2016 #48

Thankfully the OP is here to protect the German race! Rex Mar 2016 #53

He is racist and despicable in many other ways. freedom fighter jh Mar 2016 #165

"DRUMPF" helps *me* by communicating my little stand & what he represents to me. UTUSN Mar 2016 #187

I appreciate your reply. freedom fighter jh Mar 2016 #190

But...but.. Scurrilous Mar 2016 #49

I got onto drumpf Hayduke Bomgarte Mar 2016 #50

Opinion from a German immigrant who has not forgotten her mother tongue. Mira Mar 2016 #51

Yes, he does do that all by himself. freedom fighter jh Mar 2016 #168

how are the Daesh doing PatrynXX Mar 2016 #54

I prefer The Dumpster. mwooldri Mar 2016 #56

NO moonbeam23 Mar 2016 #57

This message was self-deleted by its author silvershadow Mar 2016 #59

So sorry Freedom MMTampa Mar 2016 #60

I have a browser addon that changes his name to "some rich asshole" blogslut Mar 2016 #61

He's also known as Fuckface Von Clownstick, and he's a person who has trash talked others for Bluenorthwest Mar 2016 #62

I'm with John Oliver on this one. Crunchy Frog Mar 2016 #65

I'm half-German myself, and I'm calling the fucker Drumpf. nt backscatter712 Mar 2016 #68

Interesting article. BeanMusical Mar 2016 #69

I agree. AnnieBW Mar 2016 #72

Thanks, Annie. freedom fighter jh Mar 2016 #170

Drumpf, Drumpf, Drumpf, Drumpf! L. Coyote Mar 2016 #73

I heard it's German. I don't know for sure. freedom fighter jh Mar 2016 #171

It is not. L. Coyote Mar 2016 #182

NO ! Submariner Mar 2016 #75

When I see people name calling I assume they are an idiot. DesMoinesDem Mar 2016 #76

That's good! freedom fighter jh Mar 2016 #172

I call him a loudmouthed POS. hobbit709 Mar 2016 #77

Nah. liberalfromaustin21 Mar 2016 #78

Im all for starting up "Stubby fingered vulgarian." nt MrScorpio Mar 2016 #79

That isn't why I call him "Drumpf" at all! MrMickeysMom Mar 2016 #80

The OP knows this, but hey you cannot expect the Fake Outrage train to slow down Rex Mar 2016 #82

Please name a fact that you are responding to. freedom fighter jh Mar 2016 #173

Your OP is garbage, but how clever you were in your Trump humping on DU. Rex Mar 2016 #183

You said facts had been pointed out. freedom fighter jh Mar 2016 #185

I had not thought of it that way. freedom fighter jh Mar 2016 #174

And now that you know, will you delete your OP? Of course not, you like the fake outrage. Rex Mar 2016 #184

You've given me your opinion so I'm supposed to delete my OP? freedom fighter jh Mar 2016 #186

1- Yes, it's an anti-immigrant joke, 2- Yes, it's bigoted, 3- No, people won't stop Bucky Mar 2016 #81

Thanks, Bucky. freedom fighter jh Mar 2016 #175

No. Deadshot Mar 2016 #83

it's attached to a joke... lame54 Mar 2016 #85

Exactly! Context is everything. Turborama Mar 2016 #87

This is beautiful and it should be an OP Kalidurga Mar 2016 #105

It was posted in the V&M group a few times. Turborama Mar 2016 #108

I did see the video. freedom fighter jh Mar 2016 #177

any time Trump's hypocrisy is called out it's a good thing lame54 Mar 2016 #181

I for one love my Drumpfinator... Turborama Mar 2016 #88

I believe the word you're looking for is "xenophobic." Iggo Mar 2016 #89

It's actually none of those. It's simply a campaign to dilute his brand name. Turborama Mar 2016 #93

I know where it comes from. Iggo Mar 2016 #104

I can see your point of view......but I disagree.....I see Drumpf as....living proof of..... DrewFlorida Mar 2016 #91

Yes, please. fullautohotdog Mar 2016 #94

Thanks, fullautohotdog freedom fighter jh Mar 2016 #179

He gave Jon Stewart shit about his name snort Mar 2016 #95

No. He's an asshole, and DRUMPF sounds like a name that an asshole would want to change to MADem Mar 2016 #96

Okay, after much thought I will out of respect for his 'race' call him Donald Dump from now on. Rex Mar 2016 #97

It's not about race or the Holocaust IronLionZion Mar 2016 #98

Drumpf is a phony and his name is just as phony as he is Gothmog Mar 2016 #99

You need to see the John Oliver clip... americannightmare Mar 2016 #100

yes watch Olivers clip. brilliant MFM008 Mar 2016 #102

good point ffjh - didn't use it in the past and now I surely won't be using it. burfman Mar 2016 #106

Kick'd n rec'd, because I value your viewpoint... Kalidurga Mar 2016 #107

THANK you! jmowreader Mar 2016 #109

I agree I think we should call him Donny Jingles. joshcryer Mar 2016 #110

I've never understood DU's obsession with odd names for those we don't like. cwydro Mar 2016 #112

I never could figure out why Laura Bush was "Pickles". (n/t) Jim Lane Mar 2016 #114

Lol. cwydro Mar 2016 #115

Well, "Tweety" seems somewhat logical. Jim Lane Mar 2016 #118

See post #139 n/t UTUSN Mar 2016 #140

Here're are both the etymology and the context of "Tweety". U've been here forever, thought you knew UTUSN Mar 2016 #139

I guess its great yuiyoshida Mar 2016 #119

I just call him tRump Wolf Frankula Mar 2016 #120

"I think DU is better than to think that way." sibelian Mar 2016 #122

And, who wants to sound like this guy looks? pintobean Mar 2016 #123

I think he looks cute. Turborama Mar 2016 #136

I got an idea... let's just call him ASSHOLE BigBearJohn Mar 2016 #128

Not about German ancestry, IMO, I thought it Scottish, in fact. whathehell Mar 2016 #129

This diary clearly illustrates EdwardBernays Mar 2016 #130

In UK English, one meaning of 'trump' is 'fart' so his current name does just fine for him! LeftishBrit Mar 2016 #131

I agree with you. Doing that gives them licence to deadname people. KitSileya Mar 2016 #132

Many problems with that. First, Trump's name is his brand, second Don attacks other people who have Bluenorthwest Mar 2016 #134

Another one standing with John Oliver Maeve Mar 2016 #133

Make Donald Drumpf again! Coventina Mar 2016 #138

What a great thread dumbcat Mar 2016 #141

I can agree awoke_in_2003 Mar 2016 #150

I prefer Trump (British slang for fart), which fits him spiritually and physically. nt Agnosticsherbet Mar 2016 #151

dRumpf, dRumpf dRumpf dRumpf dRumpf dRumpf dRumpf we can do it Mar 2016 #156

Can I still call his supporters Trumpkopfs? struggle4progress Mar 2016 #164

The implication isn't that he's German; it's that he comes from immigrants MuttLikeMe Mar 2016 #166

I have the google chrome extension, which made this post extra funny. basselope Mar 2016 #167

Completely agree with you Not doing so would be mocking anyone with that name karynnj Mar 2016 #176

No the point was that he whined and bitched about Jon Stewart's kdmorris Mar 2016 #178

NO n/t shanti Mar 2016 #189