• MindTraveller@lemmy.ca
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    4 months ago

    If that’s why people refer to politicians by first name, why does everyone say Bernie instead of Sanders? Or Teddy instead of Roosevelt?

    I think the rule is that you get first name treatment if you’re further left than a neoliberal, or if you have a more famous relative.