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[โ€“] MindTraveller@lemmy.ca 9 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

If that's why people refer to politicians by first name, why does everyone say Bernie instead of Sanders? Or Teddy instead of Roosevelt?

I think the rule is that you get first name treatment if you're further left than a neoliberal, or if you have a more famous relative.

I think it's about if your first name is cooler than your last.