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In reply to the discussion: "Elites" is a Right-Wing Slur Word [View all]PatSeg
(53,222 posts)47. I remember that
though I would say that it is probably more effective with people who already are republicans and take a dim view of Democrats. It only pisses the rest of us off. I suppose there are some middle people who can swing either way, people who only pay attention briefly before an election. I've never really understood such people, at least in the political climate of the last few decades. If I were an adult in the 1950s I suppose I might have voted for Eisenhower. I cannot imagine voting for a republican for much of anything now.
As an adult, I did vote for ONE republican many years ago. It was an anti-Richard Daley vote. I have no idea who the candidate was, but we hated Mayor Daley with a passion.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
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This is just one of the many problems that comes with an embrace of "populism."
The Valley Below
Jan 2020
#21
It has also become a left-wing slur word, but with a slightly different nuance.
The Velveteen Ocelot
Jan 2020
#4
I think that it was the work of Frank Luntz as part of Newt's Contract on America.
BKDem
Jan 2020
#57
I've even seen posters here lecturing others about what words we should or shouldn't use, lest we
cwydro
Jan 2020
#23
It has become a right-wing slur and a left-wing slur. The GOP and right-wing media
The Velveteen Ocelot
Jan 2020
#31
Per the Merriam Webster Dictionary of "elites" it's the rethugs that are elitists
iluvtennis
Jan 2020
#58
To me elites are those who are country club members, fly in private jets have 2nd and 3rd
kimbutgar
Jan 2020
#64