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If "lib" is short for liberal then "con" is short for conservative (lemmy.world)
submitted 5 days ago by to c/justpost@lemmy.world
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[–] 13 points 5 days ago (3 children)

I'm pissed about AnCap meaning anarcho-capitalist (feudalist, but too stupid to realize it), instead of Anti Capitalist.

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  • [–] 13 points 5 days ago (1 child)

    Still can't decide if arachno-capitalists would be better than anarcho-capitalists.

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  • [–] 3 points 5 days ago

    There’s a joke there about spinsters (women who supported themselves financially by making thread instead of by relying on a husband or their father), but I can’t make it cleanly.

    There’s also this in German, which is a lot easier to make but feels a little cheaper: was weißt du über arachno-Kapitalisten? Die spinnen.

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    • [–] 6 points 5 days ago (2 children)

    If "pro" is the opposite of "con", then what is the opposite of "progress"?

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    • [–] 5 points 5 days ago (1 child)

    Fuckin' neocons 🖕

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    • [–] 4 points 5 days ago (1 child)

    Pro is short for progressive...

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    • [–] 3 points 5 days ago

    And that's why conservatives can't make art, they're all con artists

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    [–] 1 point 5 days ago (1 child)

    I think in countries that have a party called the Conservative Party, "CON" is actually a common abbreviation? I seem to remember seeing that at least in relation to the UK.

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    • [–] 1 point 4 days ago

    We tried it. Didn't catch on. Conservatives are just a helluva lot better at labeling.

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    [–] 1 point 5 days ago

    https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/con#English

    Etymology 10 (this word has got a ton of meanings)

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