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Aaantlion posted...

Face it, he's better at nicknames than you are.

I mean, I guess if elementary schoolyard humour is your thing, he's probably the funniest man alive.

Also, I've literally never made up a nickname for someone, so yeah, in that sense Trump wins by default.

Aaantlion posted...

Some of those it feels like you made up on the spot

Literally every single one of those is an actual nickname Trump has used.

Aaantlion posted...

and you omitted the more notable ones he used

Thus further proving my point. Thanks.

Aaantlion posted...

However, and most importantly, wasn't this *exactly* the behavior you criticized him for?

I've criticized him for a lot of things - you'll have to be more specific.Moreover, I'm not the fucking President of the United States, so there's a pretty big gap in what's expected of me, an average citizen, and Trump.

But to get to the core of your statement, yes, I've criticized Trump - and others - for the incredibly dumb practice of "insulting" political nicknames that would make a third grader roll their eyes and say, "Seriously? That's fucking stupid." They're not creative, they're not funny, they're not doing anything to improve the political discourse - they're just juvenile name calling and anyone who thinks they constitute wit - notably including Trump - clearly stopped mentally maturing around age 5. Stephen Harpo, Justin Trudope, Barrack Obomber, Shillary, Cheeto Jesus - all of them are stupid, all of them should be outlawed and their users shunned.

However, I make an exception for Moscow Mitch and *only* for Moscow Mitch (OK, actually, I also make an exception for "Cheeto Benito", because that one's actually kind of funny) for two very important reasons.

First of all, unlike 99% of all these dumb political nicknames, including every single one Trump has ever come up with, this one actually has a basis in fact and points to a very serious issue - specifically that for 4+ years at least, Moscow Mitch has stood in the way of all attempts to beef up American election security and safeguard it against Russian meddling. Calling him "Moscow Mitch" reminds everyone that this goat-fucker is so nakedly powerhungry, so completely consumed by his own need to exert his will on others and secure his hold on power, he is willing to do anything, up to and including deliberately not doing his job and leaving the proverbial door unlocked for America's greatest foe on the world stage, because he knows that the foreign actors that will take advantage of a lapse in security will do so to the benefit of him and his party (and you can bet that if another country tried to rig things in favour of the Democrats, this asshole would get a security bill passed tomorrow morning). That's borderline treason and any opportunity taken to remind people of that is a good one.

The second, and far more important reason, is that Moscow Mitch has stated that he feels deeply insulted by the nickname, which is more than enough reason for me to keep using it. After all the bullshit he's heaped on the US and the rest of the world, he deserves to feel insulted and a whole lot worse. Is that petty? You betcha - but given who they've got in charge, the Republicans have lost all right to complain about pettiness at this point.

The nickname also appeared to play a role in him finally backing down and signing on to the Democrats' election security bill, so there's that.
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