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Why do you avoid using Trump’s name? Stop that! [Greg Laden's Blog]
Everyone knows that you never say the name “Voldemort” because it gives him power.
Like this:
And perhaps for this reason, many non-deplorables wish to avoid using the name of Trump.
I can understand their position, and I respect their point of view.
Having said that, they are totally wrong, of course. Trump isn’t just some guy’s name. It is the name of a corporation, and it is a brand representing that corporation. If you really don’t like Trump, say his name again and again, in association with your very criticism of him. Sully his brand. Link him to his own decisions and behavior. Don’t call him 45; most people don’t know what number any given president is (though maybe that will change with the frequent use of “45” to refer to Trump?)
Rather than focusing on avoiding the name Trump and replacing it with a finger staining snack of some sort, consider getting into the habit of linking Trump with Republican. The Republicans did in fact put him forward as a candidate. The Republicans did in fact fail to back away from that at each and every moment they could have tried to do so. It was the Republican Electors that failed to do their Constitutional Duty and elect a qualified president (yes, that is what they were supposed to do). It was the Republican Congress that certified the election, even though they are only supposed to certify the election of a qualified candidate. And, it is the Republicans that today fail to stand up to Trump, that sabotage their own investigations into his possible alleged illegal links to Russia, and all that. So, rather than replacing Trump with an alternate term, append Trump to the Republican Party where he belongs, and associate them with him.
(By the way, I’ve stopped using GOP as a short form of Republicans because I just can’t make myself refer to the “grand old party.”)
Source: http://scienceblogs.com/gregladen/2017/03/23/why-do-you-avoid-using-trumps-name-stop-that/
