• aaaaaaadjsf [he/him, comrade/them]
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    4 years ago

    Uhh in my country comrade is a mainstream word used to refer to either party members or close people. Is America really so fucked by anti communist propaganda that the word comrade is considered "cringy"

    • okay [none/use name]
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      Is America really so fucked by anti communist propaganda that the word comrade is considered “cringy”

      Yes, America is that fucked by anti communist and anti-Russian propaganda. To the vast majority of Americans, the word "comrade" would sound very distinctly and self-consciously Soviet.

      • aaaaaaadjsf [he/him, comrade/them]
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        4 years ago

        Okay as a non American that is really weird, many African countries use the word comrade a lot for example. It has almost no Soviet association here

    • ComradeMikey [he/him]
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      100% its akin to m’lady larpers but instead of medieval chivalry its 1920s revolutionary speak

    • HKBFG [he/him]
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      Is America really so fucked by anti communist propaganda that the word comrade is considered “cringy”

      Yes. Anything left of radlib gets labeled tankie.