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In reply to the discussion: Retired US general says TFG 'was complicit in the planning' of the January 6 insurrection [View all]NurseJackie
(42,862 posts)51. Nobody said that.
Some of us are just happy that he IS former, and a 3 letter abreviation is simpler and quicker to type than the three word phrase.
It's silly. Why use it at all. We all know he's the former president. He has a name. It's Trump.
Abreviations are juvenile?
Nobody said that.
Are you also offended by other terms, e.g. rethuglicans, slobfather, orange menace, etc.?
I never said I was offended. What I did say is that it's juvenile.
Is it really worth getting so worked up about?
Lulz! Is it worth all these creative (albeit absurd) defenses and making excuses for mature adults to follow a childish fad that contributes nothing to the conversation and instead, as is evident in this very thread, serves as a stumbling block to the clear exchange of information and ideas. It's ridiculous.Edit history
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Retired US general says TFG 'was complicit in the planning' of the January 6 insurrection [View all]
Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin
Jul 2021
OP
He who's name we do not speak, at least I try not to. When I use TFG, it's usually in
brewens
Jul 2021
#42
Yes, I'm sure he peruses DU counting how many times his name appears in print.
NurseJackie
Jul 2021
#16
What's wrong with speaking his name? He's not going to appear in a mirror and eat you.
NurseJackie
Jul 2021
#34
And some of us would just rather not say or type that name if we can avoid it.
ShazzieB
Jul 2021
#21
What is ridiculous is how you have sunk your teeth into this. Save it for FB.
Woodwizard
Jul 2021
#35
Well, trump probably isn't smart enough to actively participate in the planning...
Wounded Bear
Jul 2021
#17
I do not find it at all reassuring that the man tasked with conducting a review ...
Brother Mythos
Jul 2021
#27