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[-] joaomarrom@hexbear.net 29 points 3 months ago

Yeah! What drives me nuts is that some libs like using it as a kind of folksy affectation, but I might be reading too much into it

[-] RedWizard@hexbear.net 26 points 3 months ago

I get ya, funny enough, I feel the same way about "folks". Maybe we just need to start saying "Comrade" publicly instead.

[-] Awoo@hexbear.net 21 points 3 months ago

Maybe we just need to start saying "Comrade" publicly instead.

You should have seen the labour party conferences (televised) during Corbyn's party leadership.

Here's a supercut https://streamable.com/vbi0l4

[-] ClimateChangeAnxiety@hexbear.net 18 points 3 months ago

I feel the same way about “folks,” ironically it kinda feels like the liberal version of “comrade” in that they both feel like cosplay

[-] FanonFan@hexbear.net 16 points 3 months ago

There's occasionally a tinge of white liberal urban superiority complex when people from the coasts use it, for sure.

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