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[–] [email protected] 3 points 10 months ago (1 children)

You can’t rely on conservative goodwill to interpret your slogan favorably when... conservatives don’t have goodwill

Right. But that just means you shouldn't give a shit about making the name look nice for conservatives. They're going to oppose it anyway, so might as well be inflammatory and get the most attention.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 10 months ago (1 children)

It also helps liberals (or moderates, however few remain) who haven't encountered the phrase before get on board more easily so that you don't spend time fighting your own allies.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 10 months ago

Maybe, but being inflammatory gets you in the news so that moderates hear about it in the first place, which is where you get the chance to explain the true meaning.