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Then say that.

by RIMR 5y ago

Then say that.

JohnTHaller 5y ago
They won't. They just keep saying "democrat party" over and over as a signal to others with their bias. Fun fact: As a counterpoint, the Democratic Party debated adopting a similar derisive nomenclature for the Republicans. They decided against it because "Republican is the name by which our opponents' product is known and mistrusted".
- BitwiseFool 5y ago
  This whole Democrat/Democratic Party thing seems really frivolous to me. The idea that dropping the "ic" is some kind of slur seems very petty. I suspect the main reason why people end up using "Democrat Party" is because party members are referred to as "Democrats" and it's a natural extension to drop the 's' and and Party. And to go even further, why is this point being harped on? Is it because claiming the mantle of the "Democratic" inherently makes the other side seem Anti-Democratic? The United States is a Democratic-Republic and those chosen names of our two parties just seems farcical.
  - JohnTHaller 5y ago
    "democrat party" is literally a documented epithet used derisively by conservatives. It's like referring to Repuiblicans as Publicans (something the DNC debated in response to 'democrat party') or Republicants, a later proposal. There's an entire wikipedia page on it detailing its increased usage over the past few decades: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Democrat_Party_(epithet) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Democrat_Party_(epithet)
    - BitwiseFool 5y ago
      I went through the page and I just don't see why this is a big deal. Now I can certainly understand something like calling the other side the "Know Nothings" when their actual name is the "Native American Party". But all I see here is getting the grammar slightly wrong. Especially because the term 'Democrat(s)' is acceptable when talking about party membership. The "Publican" hypothetical is just that, because no one actually uses that term. But you're welcome to. I likewise do not consider calling the Republican Party the GOP to be a derisive epithet. Or an individual to be a GOP'er. Again, there is no real life direct parallel that works in this situation.
lettergram 5y ago
I did? This guy spammed all over my posts saying “Democratic Party” is in some way insulting. It was literally a party in the lawsuit I was discussing.
- JohnTHaller 5y ago
  You can obviously see the difference between "democrat party", a derisive epithet used by conservatives and "Democratic Party". You even used it correctly in this post, albeit in quotes.

Then say that.

by RIMR 5y ago

Then say that.

They won't. They just keep saying "democrat party" over and over as a signal to others with their bias. Fun fact: As a counterpoint, the Democratic Party debated adopting a similar derisive nomenclature for the Republicans. They decided against it because "Republican is the name by which our opponents' product is known and mistrusted".

BitwiseFool 5y ago
This whole Democrat/Democratic Party thing seems really frivolous to me. The idea that dropping the "ic" is some kind of slur seems very petty. I suspect the main reason why people end up using "Democrat Party" is because party members are referred to as "Democrats" and it's a natural extension to drop the 's' and and Party. And to go even further, why is this point being harped on? Is it because claiming the mantle of the "Democratic" inherently makes the other side seem Anti-Democratic? The United States is a Democratic-Republic and those chosen names of our two parties just seems farcical.
- JohnTHaller 5y ago
  "democrat party" is literally a documented epithet used derisively by conservatives. It's like referring to Repuiblicans as Publicans (something the DNC debated in response to 'democrat party') or Republicants, a later proposal. There's an entire wikipedia page on it detailing its increased usage over the past few decades: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Democrat_Party_(epithet) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Democrat_Party_(epithet)
  - BitwiseFool 5y ago
    I went through the page and I just don't see why this is a big deal. Now I can certainly understand something like calling the other side the "Know Nothings" when their actual name is the "Native American Party". But all I see here is getting the grammar slightly wrong. Especially because the term 'Democrat(s)' is acceptable when talking about party membership. The "Publican" hypothetical is just that, because no one actually uses that term. But you're welcome to. I likewise do not consider calling the Republican Party the GOP to be a derisive epithet. Or an individual to be a GOP'er. Again, there is no real life direct parallel that works in this situation.

lettergram 5y ago

I did? This guy spammed all over my posts saying “Democratic Party” is in some way insulting. It was literally a party in the lawsuit I was discussing.

JohnTHaller 5y ago
You can obviously see the difference between "democrat party", a derisive epithet used by conservatives and "Democratic Party". You even used it correctly in this post, albeit in quotes.