• Jojo, Lady of the West
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    6 months ago

    Since when are all politicians just three letter abbreviations? AOC, DJT, MTG, where did this come from I hate it

    • @hardaysknight
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      66 months ago

      My guess is back when Twitter had the 160 character cap

        • @Leg
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          36 months ago

          Source?

        • @hardaysknight
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          -36 months ago

          No shit. He asked why it was so prevalent now.

          • @frostysauce
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            36 months ago

            Since when are all politicians just three letter abbreviations? AOC, DJT, MTG, where did this come from I hate it

            Where? Because… No, they didn’t.

      • Flying Squid
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        56 months ago

        Ah yes, the early days of Twitter, back in 1932 when FDR was elected.

        • @hardaysknight
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          -26 months ago

          Dude he asked why it was so prevalent now.

          • Flying Squid
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            66 months ago

            Because it’s a political tradition since 1932?

            Sort of sounds to me like asking why saying “God bless America” is so prevalent now. Because it’s standard political stuff.

            • @hardaysknight
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              -46 months ago

              Ah yes, who could forget president GRFJ?

              I don’t know if you’re being purposefully dense or just ignorant but there’s definitely an uptick in politicians and public figures being referred to by their initials in the media for the last 20 years.

              Of fucking course I realize it’s not the first time in history it’s been done.

              • Flying Squid
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                56 months ago

                The only two people I can think of are AOC and MTG. Who else?

                • @hardaysknight
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                  16 months ago

                  DJT, ACB, KBJ, HRC, RBG to name a few

                  • Flying Squid
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                    86 months ago

                    The first one a handful of people tried to make happen and it didn’t. Never heard of the second or third and I don’t even know who you’re talking about. Absolutely no one called her the fourth, but I’ll give you the last one.