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(90,067 posts)This is a particular bugaboo of mine. It's a sleazy little under-the-radar chop against us Dems by the CONS - who think that somehow if they fuck with our name, that can be just another little sting that can add up, along with everything else they try to pull on us. It's cumulative, and yeah, it's just a little thing. But those little things add up. It's psy-ops, really. And I resist it EVERY time.
It's Democratic Party. Democratic Congressperson(s). Democratic Senator(s). Democratic candidate(s). Democratic nominee. Democratic President. Democratic legislation. Etc.
And sometimes I like to sting back. Well, correction - ALWAYS I like to sting back. That's why, awhile ago, I decided to make it a personal mission to rename the CONS. They think THEY can decide what WE are called? They think THEY can designate what OUR name is? Well, FUCK THAT!!!!! It's OUR name and WE determine what we're called. If that's what they think, then turnabout is fair play. That door swings both ways, and therefore that means I can decide what to call them! Taste of their own medicine. See how they like it. Even if it's just a subtle, little, seemingly inconsequential thing. They need to be stopped, and their bad behavior checked, EVERY TIME.
So I decided on" republi-CONS". "CONS" because all they offer is a CON job. All they EVER offer is a a CON job. That's what they are, and, to me, that's what they'll ALWAYS be. They are CONmen and CONwomen, every last sneaky-ass, scheming, phony, selfish, mean-spirited, double-talking, double-dealing, detestable, Un-Christian, and frankly, Un-American one of them. Small "r" for just a wee bit more disrespect. I refuse to capitalize the name of their party, because I have no respect for them whatsoever. Therefore, for me, it'll always be republi-CONS. And republi-CON party. republi-CON CONgressperson. republi-CON Senator. republi-CON candidate(s). republi-CON nominee. republi-CON legislation. And forget about republi-CON President. For the MOST satisfying past eight years and at least for this next round, too!
Until and unless they give that shit up, and use our PROPER name, I won't do it for theirs, either. Accent on the "CON" part. Always.
On edit - I just tweeted him, three times, to correct him.