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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsShould we start calling the MAGA base "Royalists"?
Or perhaps Tories?
Seems fitting, given the 250th anniversary of the ousting of our last King
Wouldnt it be delicious to hear Rep. Omar rise to speak, and say:
Since my esteemed royalist colleagues are so fond of living under a monarch, might I suggest that they move back to England, where it seems they would clearly be more comfortable.
Jack Valentino
(4,999 posts)in any other sense, IMHO
unless the term 'royal assholes' is part of the mix
Jack Valentino
(4,999 posts)want him to BE KING of America!
blm
(114,656 posts)FakeNoose
(41,616 posts)Calling them "throwbacks" might do the trick ....
But really "fascists" is the closest to the truth.
Fiendish Thingy
(23,209 posts)Not to belittle them, but to use a descriptor that was an accurate reflection of their alignment to power, and more importantly, freedom and essential rights.
Fascist is indeed more accurate, but Royalist isnt too far off the mark, and may even be more specific, at least while Trump is in power.
Its also kind of disarming for the recipient; I mean, how would they argue back and refute the label?
usonian
(25,272 posts)Because they follow God's swill.

dweller
(28,401 posts)Grabbed that from the Sam Altman post
still fits
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The Madcap
(1,902 posts)"Morons?"...."Brainless?" Anything more is giving way too much credit when none is due.
JHB
(38,208 posts)The royalists of old believed in the Divine Right of kings to rule absolutely. Today's economic royalist believe in the Divine Right of money to rule absolutely.
msongs
(73,743 posts)Fiendish Thingy
(23,209 posts)H2O Man
(79,044 posts)I don't think so. But that's just my opinion.
flvegan
(66,275 posts)SocialDemocrat61
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Wednesdays
(22,590 posts)Saudi Arabia would be more up their alley. Absolute monarchy.
GenThePerservering
(3,367 posts)Just call it what it is.
'Royalists' means little in this context and England doesn't want their sorry asses (I'm living here) - where does this stuff come from?
róisín_dubh
(12,334 posts)with Nigel Trump (aka Nigel Farage). Theyre a problem for the US- let the US sort them out, thanks. Europe has plenty of its own fascists to manage.
superpatriotman
(6,870 posts)Or cultists
Spazito
(55,465 posts)whereas even the dumbest of them knows what being called a Nazi means.
Calling them Royalists would be very inaccurate and is far too tame a descriptor, imo.