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[–] TheDemonBuer@lemmy.world 35 points 15 hours ago (4 children)

The Democrat party claims they want to be a big tent party, but they're doing a piss poor job of getting a majority of voters to come into their tent.

[–] IndustryStandard@lemmy.world 4 points 6 hours ago

Big tent with a paid VIP section in the back.

[–] Zaktor@sopuli.xyz 3 points 7 hours ago (1 children)

The adjective form of 'Democrat' is 'Democratic', not the stupid and grammatically incorrect form Republicans decided to push in the late 2000s.

[–] TheDemonBuer@lemmy.world 2 points 1 hour ago (1 children)

I intentionally use the grammatically incorrect 'Democrat' party because the adjective democratic is not an accurate description of the party's values and ideals.

Democratic means "of, characterized by, or advocating democracy," with democracy of course being a government by the people, or government of which the people are the ultimate authority. The Democrat party are NOT advocates for such a government. They want a neoliberal technocratic government. To call the Democrat party "democratic" is a vile lie that I absolutely will not help to perpetuate, grammar be damned.

[–] Zaktor@sopuli.xyz 1 points 58 minutes ago* (last edited 56 minutes ago) (1 children)

So you're just doing the same thing Republicans do and using the exact same dumb justification.

[–] TheDemonBuer@lemmy.world 2 points 50 minutes ago (1 children)

I don't know what the Republicans' reasoning is, and I don't care. I know what my reasoning is, and I just explained it. I really don't care if you think it's dumb.

[–] Zaktor@sopuli.xyz 0 points 34 minutes ago (1 children)

Yeah, sure, you just happened to come up with the exact same petty mannerism they've been doing for 15 years with the exact same reasoning and somehow claim you're not only not copying it, but never even knew they did it.

[–] TheDemonBuer@lemmy.world 0 points 22 minutes ago

somehow claim you're not only not copying it, but never even knew they did it.

I never said that I didn't know that many Republicans also refer to them as the Democrat party. I was aware of that. I, however, never cared to find out what their reasons for doing it were, because, as I've already stated, I don't care. They may do it for the same reason I do, I don't care. I don't care what the Republicans think, and I don't care what you think.