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The New Socialists

That's a shit elitist take. You're expecting an unrealistic level of discernment from desperate, angry, paranoid people. That seems to be a key trait of the tunnels though - condemn voters for their naivety rather than condemn politicians for their dishonesty. Anyway, ill stop before I derail another thread.

You know what's a shit take? Pretending that politicians are not constantly condemned for their dishonesty here, or that somehow Trump is treated more favorably than his voters. Trump is spared nothing on this board -- the garbage politicians on the right, particularly Trump, are constantly skewered for the all of the terrible things they are doing every day, several orders of magnitude more than their rube voters (who also deserve it -- we can multi-task).
 
You know what's a shit take? Pretending that politicians are not constantly condemned for their dishonesty here, or that somehow Trump is treated more favorably than his voters. Trump is spared nothing on this board -- the garbage politicians on the right, particularly Trump, are constantly skewered for the all of the terrible things they are doing every day, several orders of magnitude more than their rube voters (who also deserve it -- we can multi-task).

What do you guys think defines a rube? I use to think rube was a term to define basic Americans. It seems to be changing now though to only be used in terms of Republicans. Can Democrats be rubes, there are plenty of salty unsophisticated democrats, that sophisticated white snobs would look down on in disapproval but does being democrat spare them from the title.

If I am an upper class conservative that enjoys nice shit could I still classify in the rube category? Could a black person ever be a rube, or is it only for poor white, or white folks term?
 
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The word has a definition. Look it up.
 
The word has a definition. Look it up.

Word definitions and meaning change over time in how there used and meanings. It seems like this is happening with rube. By definition MDMH would be a rube, but I’m not sure that’s how y’all would apply the term.
 
Word definitions and meaning change over time in how there used and meanings. It seems like this is happening with rube.

The bold is true. I'm not sure how you can say it's happening with rube. "Rube" is more associated with the GOP because rubes are more and more likely to be Republicans.
 
if you fall for the "Democratic" part of the the DSA's propaganda you're definitely a rube
 
I like to show how edgy and cool I am wearing my slipknot shirt and also *checks notes* reading a UN report on climate change and playing a children's card game.
 
I like to show how edgy and cool I am wearing my slipknot shirt and also *checks notes* reading a UN report on climate change and playing a children's card game.
lol the centrists lack of imagination extends beyond politics into insults
 
I have nightmares about a horde of white, polo shirt tucked-in backyard barbecue zombie dads following me down the street chanting in unison, "How are you gonna pay for that? How are you gonna pay for that? How are you gonna pay for that?" It's haunting, how worried they are about the deficit, even after death.
 
that's true, the DNC is pretty Machiavellian

I look forward to you being as generous with the "tweedle dum" and "rube" labels, or with dismissing political stances as "fantasy," with the DNC cheerleaders as you are towards DSA.
 
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