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Wanderlust988

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11. This is what's wrong with Democrats...we need to be 'technically' correct. Fuck that!

Reply to Christian255 (Reply #5)

Sun May 25, 2025, 02:30 AM

May 25

They've been calling us commies for decades!! Now it's time to turn the tables. Fuck that technical definition crap. That's why our communication is so poor. We are worried about using the correctly defined terms instead of calling them terms that resonate with people.

All Americans were taught about commies and the Soviets. Most people don't know who Mussolini is. Calling him a fascist, while true, doesn't resonate. Communism is a very salient term.

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Why don't people on our side call Trump a "Communist" instead? [View all] Wanderlust988 May 24 OP

Well, he certainly does seem to want to control the means of production and distribution. Ocelot II May 24 #1

Maybe. H2O Man May 24 #2

Perhaps because he is not a communist. David__77 May 24 #3

Incompetent Jackass would be more accurate RainCaster May 25 #10

What David__77 said. PoindexterOglethorpe May 24 #4

Fascist for now... Christian255 May 25 #5

This is what's wrong with Democrats...we need to be 'technically' correct. Fuck that! Wanderlust988 May 25 #11

Rec malaise May 25 #19

I'm with you on this. They stretch definitions like taffy, so why don't we take over the trigger word? JHB May 25 #6

Fascist is the more accurate descriptor. Nt Fiendish Thingy May 25 #7

Who cares what's accurate? lol We're talking about TRUMP here!! Wanderlust988 May 25 #13

My preference for the whole lot of them is "Bolshevik" with a prefix on it JHB May 25 #8

"Dictator" is more on point for him. GoodRaisin May 25 #9

Err...the problem with Dictator is that Republicans love it Wanderlust988 May 25 #12

It won't work. no_hypocrisy May 25 #14

Their propaganda and brainwashing moondust May 25 #15

Won't stick Patton French May 25 #16

To be honest, I doubt too many people know what 'communist' means either. OldBaldy1701E May 25 #17

Because a White supremacist fascist malaise May 25 #18