We should definitely stop using "Red Tories", not only there isn't anything red about them, but this idiom is very close to "red fash" and will legitimise it.

[–] Awoo@hexbear.net 13 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

I really don't think we can get that to happen, it has an absolutely ridiculous amount of usage and history with an actual clear meaning for a political line of thought beyond just being an insult. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_Tory

[–] PolandIsAStateOfMind@lemmygrad.ml 10 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

The explicit notion of a "Red" Toryism was developed by Gad Horowitz in the 1960s

Yooo that's wild, i literally heard it first time few days ago after the Brit elections so i thought it's something new.

[–] Politically_Normal_Work_Account@hexbear.net 5 points 2 months ago

i'm not sure thats applicable really, like, normal libs in my life have called the current labour admin red tories, but i don't think they've ever even heard the term "red fash" because that's some obscure reddit-logo shit. and while labour may not be red in the commie sense, i don't think we could get them to change the entire parties branding lmao

and i like getting to insult them shrug-outta-hecks