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In reply to the discussion: Dear Skinner... [View all]daredtowork
(3,732 posts)I'd use the neutral term "supporter" if someone were just promoting their own candidate or listing pros of their candidate's ideas vs. ideas of another candidate's. I'm using the term "cheerleaders" here to refer to people who are more extreme than a mere supporter:
"You support Hillary or you are a purity troll."
"You support Hillary or you are implying you will be voting for a Republican in the Presidential election."
"You support Hillary or you are Socialist Wingnut/Freeper."
"You support Hillary or you are the GOP..." (This really burns me up from the Third Way leaners who start calling GOP after giving their talking points AGAINST Social Security! WTF!!!!)
"You support Hillary or you suffer from Hillary Derangement Syndrome."
I'm sorry if you find "cheerleader" an uncivil, loaded term, but it's accurately descriptive of all the above behavior which goes on unchecked here - and then 5 minutes later you see the exact same people that wield these kind of tactics post OPs that try to position Team Hillary to be the victim of what they themselves are doing!
When people express themselves with reasoned argument, I do give them credit for that. But when they are the ones launching the first insult, they don't get a free pass. The description "cheerleader" seems to me to be a very mild term to give back to people who call you "deranged".