I think it might hit closer to home, because the insult (accusing someone of being loyal to the empire) is less abstract than insulting someone for having an unscientific world-view. Another benefit is that it makes us seem less like conservatives, and is harder to coopt by patsocs.

Obviously, the insult will probably only become effective if it spreads so that people know what is being referred to. And obviously, liberalism is still a menace.

What do you guys think?

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[–] Lemvi@lemmy.sdf.org 7 points 13 hours ago (16 children)

Insults only reflect the ugliness of the insulter, not that of the insulted, so I think it is generally best to avoid using them.

That being said, I don't think that "citizen" has any greater impact than "liberal". Honestly most people you'd insult using these terms probably self identify as such anyway.

[–] MonsterRancher@hexbear.net 3 points 7 hours ago

Silence, xen@.

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