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The Republicans Should've Faced Way More Criticism During The 2024 Presidential Campaign (lemmy.ca)
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[–] WereHacker@lemmy.ml 1 points 11 months ago

The word 'proletarian' was and is a demeaning term to shame people for being poor. The socialist movement in Europe started to use it as something positive because it meant they werent owners and thus exploiters. Luckily words can be turned around.