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by indy 597 days ago
Fascist has become an overused word by the left. Everyone else (the majority of the american voting population it would seem) are tired of the label and tune out anyone who accuses someone of being a fascist. The response from the left has been to double down and accuse more people of fascism.
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Trump has called his opponents fascists a million times.
This word really means nothing at this point, like racist, it's so misused that it has lost its meaning.
Yes, and wasn't it silly of him to call his opponents Fascist?
It sure was but you were implying that this was a problem with the left.
So maybe the left should reduce their usage of the word? Especially if they want to win over some of the people that voted for Trump in this election?

Just a thought

Yeah, you all keep making that point. But I don't believe for a second that a single voter went with Trump because the libs had called them mean words.
Well your belief is wrong. The libs have spent years calling people of certain backgrounds, ethnicities and genders as fascist, racist, homophobic, sexist, transphobic, deplorable.

This behaviour culminates in what you're seeing.