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[BillTre]

 

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[Borg]

Wow, that's seriously brutal.

 

[fresh_42]

 

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[OmCheeto]

That's one thing I never understood about American politics. The tendency to come up with denigrating nicknames for your political opponents. From this side of the pond it comes off as very childish.

Aside from Trump, do you have any other examples of nicknamerists?

 

[Klystron]

Aside from Trump, do you have any other examples of nicknamerists?

George W. Bush reportedly made up nicknames for people around him. Dry drunks have trouble connecting names with faces. Easier to make one up.

 

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[sbrothy]

Aside from Trump, do you have any other examples of nicknamerists?

Politics:
The trend of insults in politics has become increasingly prevalent, especially with the rise of social media platforms that provide politicians with direct access to the public. Politicians often employ various tactics to attack their opponents, including mocking their personal characteristics, questioning their integrity, and spreading derogatory rumors. These insults serve several purposes in political discourse: Diversion, Appeal, Damage, and Targeting.

---- https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/insults-politics-jesse-james-4ivac


Yeah, OK this is mainly Trump, I admit:

Relying on rhetoric and name-calling contributes to the futile political division in our country and prevents Americans from coming together to categorically reject threats to the fundamental values on which we agree. Our division and the proliferation of name-calling place threats to our democracy and the Constitution within striking distance of the White House.

---- https://www.emorywheel.com/article/2024/11/political-name-calling-hides-the-real-threat-to-democracy

The Psychology Behind Name-Calling in Politics and Beyond

Back-to-school and a polarized nation bring name-calling into the spotlight. Understanding it helps us better recognize, reduce, and stop its slow, corrosive drip into our lives.

www.psychologytoday.com

I must probably admit that Republicans, and Trump specifically, are the worst. But that's hardly surprising. It's a short way from name-calling to racial slurs...

EDIT:

Uncivil Name-Calling in the U.S. Presidency, 1933–2018

EDIT2: This last one didn't exactly make my case, but OK. I may have been too fast. And too focused on Trump.

EDIT3: Then again, I'm not surprised that Democrats doesn't stoop to that level.

 

[gleem]

The slight droop of the right corner (rt labial commissure) of his mouth is suggestive of a stroke.

 

[fresh_42]

You think his brain is getting enough blood flow for a stroke?

 

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[BillTre]

 

[BillTre]

They never learn.

 

[Jonathan Scott]

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They never learn.

Snopes says false, but it's funny anyway.

 

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[BillTre]

There are so many jokes about the guy who threw a sandwich at a fascist. Here are a few:

 

[Borg]

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My wife and I used to go to the Kennedy Center several times each year. I refuse to step foot in that place now and I see that I have a lot of company.