If there's one thing Al Gore invented the Internet for, it was Internet porn. If there's ANOTHER thing Al Gore invented the Internet for, it was meaningless political bickering. Over the years, we've witnessed hordes of bored workplace and college slackers spouting their political opinions and aligning themselves with the Right and Left like protons and electrons.
As a side-effect of all this political alignment, we've also seen the emergence of newfangled political name-calling, a development that has grown so confusing, I've decided to take it upon myself to build a compendium of these degrading political barbs. Let's begin, shall we?
Rethuglicans -- Simply play with the word "Republicans," and you can come up with a plethora of demeaning terms. Rethuglicans is in popular use right now, as it conjures images of baseball bat weilding, dark alley lurking, mid-level enforcers of the conservative creed.
Democraps -- When you first hear this term, you may think it refers to show floor model feces. Well, you'd be wrong! This demeaning political term is meant to highlight how Democrats are poopy heads, or something like that. So long as you somehow come away equating Democrats with dung, this term has served its purpose.
Wingnuts -- This dastardly cruel zinger is aimed at anyone who leans right of center. Whereas this term was once used to define useful threaded nut-like metal fasteners--or being slightly grazed across the testicles--this term is now the de facto standard by which to refer to right-thinking individuals.
Moonbats -- If "Wingnuts" were matter, "Moonbats" would be its anti-matter. Do you tend to think left of center? Well, congratulations! You're a raving moonbat! This knock out slam immediately writes off any leftist dogma as the domain of the howlingly insane. For a visual representation of moonbats, please see this image.
Repugs -- This isn't a new breed of an ugly dog. No, this is the popular way to express how you think Republicans are. . . REPUGNANT! Now you, too, can express your disdain for the conservative platform with just two simple syllables! It's that easy! And it's FREE!
Libtards -- True, this would make a great name for a candy, but it's also the Web-based term for labeling the liberal agenda as debilitatingly stupid. Are you for universal healthcare through a revamped socialist-style tax code? Hey! You! Don't be such a libtard!
There's much, much more available on the Web. This is just a sampling. But, I feel it's a pretty representative sampling.
