Years ago when we started calling them ReTHUGs in response to their use of Democrat Party

[malaise]

there were some folks who thought we were going too far.
Turns out we were 100% correct.
Attacking Congress and maiming and killing cops - forcing elected leaders to run and hide - leaving their excrement in the halls of Congress - this is now legitimate political discourse.
Imagine how M$Greedia would respond to this if Dems had said this!

We need a response from the sitting President. This must be condemned loudly and publicly -Pelosi and Schumer as well.
They are now officially BananaReTHUGs

[MoonRiver]

1. A THUG by any other name is still a THUG. Just saying.

[Walleye]

2. They claim to want bipartisanship and then insult us every time they try and say our name

We should not cooperate them on anything unless they can say the “Democratic Party”. Otherwise they’re just lying. We should ask him who the fuck is this Democrat party they keep talking about. When I go in the voting booth there is the Republican Party and the Democratic Party I don’t see the Democrat party anywhere on the ticket. They need to be ridiculed over this not just accepted. We let them get away with small things like this. And they just escalate

[malaise]

3. Precisely but Dems including some DUers, think

it’s a small thing. I hope the speaker asks that Romney woman which effin party is the democrat party.
It should be corrected publicly every time they use it.

[Walleye]

4. I agree. They get away with these childish insults. Then escalate

Some Republican elected officials are even saying let’s go Brandon. They have got to be ridiculed for the immature childishness they base their politics on

[malaise]

5. It is way bigger than that

It is the denial of name - Democratic Party, Biden, name not boy (as they addressed African-Americans). It is done to delegitimize those they refuse to respect.

[Walleye]

6. They always do that. They pretend they can't pronounce Kamala

It’s prejudice signaling.When I worked for a newspaper I learned that the least modicum of respect you can give a person is to get their name right. If you can’t do that they’re not gonna believe anything else you say

[malaise]

7. You nailed it

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[KS Toronado]

8. Whenever they mention us

they always put an adjective in front of Democrat, radical and socialist seem to be 2 of their favorites.

[Sympthsical]

9. Depends how seriously you want to be taken

I don't use those terms because I'm an adult, and if I'm trying to persuade others on serious policy or political issues and expect to be taken seriously, using childish terms is counterproductive.

If I'm in private among friends, whatever.

The more childish terms peppered through writings or an online post, the less seriously I take it. It's just easier to dismiss out of hand as a hyperpartisan source that isn't interested in give and take in any potential exchange. It's a banner that screams, "I'm shit posting on the internet!"

Your mileage may vary. But when I see things like "ReTHUG or M$M or pResident" etc., I just roll my eyes and think, "We're how old? Does this all go down in a burn book somewhere?" I just imagine grown adults snickering like Beavis, "Heh heh, yeah, I got em! Heh Heh."

And the same goes for the Right. They have all kinds of cutesy names for us that I won't repeat here. While I read around a lot, I view the quality of the source partly by the use and frequency of the terms. Someone who's using them a lot is probably someone whose ideas aren't worth my time bothering about.

I appreciate them though. Glance and see them, skip taking it seriously. It's a time saver.

[tritsofme]

21. Thank you.

I too often must retrieve my eyes at the back of my head after reading the childishness and school yard name calling that folks have convinced themselves, for some reason, makes them appear clever.

[johnp3907]

10. I've been calling them Nazis and Fascists for years.

The people telling me to knock it off aren’t so vocal anymore.

[malaise]

12. It's accurate

[Traildogbob]

16. And you were exactly right

Time to send in the Basterds, the Natzee scalping inglorious ones. Who would not love to have seen Lt Aldo Raine, (Brad Pitt) and the Bear Jew, Sgt Donny Donowitz, with that bat, pull up on those Natzee gatherings in Florida. Or ANY trump White Supreme Jamboree. Reunite the Gang Lt Aldo Raine, sharpen that big ass knife. Have Bear Jew upgrade that bat to one like Jeffrey Dean Morgan’s, Negan, of the Walking Dead. How fun would that be?

[johnp3907]

17. Not sure what any of that means.

But, yeah, sounds good. 👍🏼

[Traildogbob]

18. Ya have to have seen the movie

Quentin Tarantino movie with Brad Pitt, Lt Aldo Raines, a leader of a rogue bunch of soldiers with one mission, hunt down Natzee’s scalp em and basically end them. Bear Jew uses a Louisville bat. Great cast, great story line and an amazing ending. Exactly the fun you would expect from Tarantino. It will probably be at the Tennessee movie burning event to come with the Meth head Pastor. Natzee’s hate it. (Natzee was the Lt’s pronunciation)

[Poiuyt]

19. Esteemed historian and expert on fascism, Robert Paxton, now calls Trump a fascist

I've Hesitated to Call Donald Trump a Fascist. Until Now

https://www.newsweek.com/robert-paxton-trump-fascist-1560652

[gab13by13]

11. May I have permission to call them Magats?

The Republican party is gone.

[malaise]

14. You don't need permission

And yes the party’s over..
They want permanent power by any means necessary.

[Poiuyt]

20. I'm a little surprised that they haven't changed their name to the Trump Party

We all know how much Trump likes to have his name plastered all over everything. His insatiable ego would love having the party named after him. And it would be more accurate since they stand for nothing except worshiping him. I'd think that some bootlicker trying to make points with him would have proposed it.

[Tommymac]

15. 'BananaReTHUGs'

Thank You!