@jeffw to politics • 4 months agoWhy does “weird” work? Republicans love to appeal to a supposed silent majority. The new insult helps intervene.www.motherjones.comexternal-linkmessage-square82arrow-up1531arrow-down18
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minus-square@seaQueuelink70•edit-24 months agoThe day when “weird and rapey” is popularly used to explain Republican politics is the day the left finally gets their collective heads out of their asses and starts calling a spade a spade.
minus-square@thesporkeffectlink-2•4 months agoThe “spade” aphorism is a reference to slavery and not ideal to use, no judgement just passing it along 🙂
minus-square@kelseybcoollink13•4 months agoNot originally (npr link) but I get where you’re coming from 🙂
The day when “weird and rapey” is popularly used to explain Republican politics is the day the left finally gets their collective heads out of their asses and starts calling a spade a spade.
The “spade” aphorism is a reference to slavery and not ideal to use, no judgement just passing it along 🙂
Not originally (npr link) but I get where you’re coming from 🙂