On: EU Council has withdrawn the vote on Chat Control

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Wasn't Thatcher the first?

And Make Britain Great Again is so much better than America/Europe/literally anything that doesn't have great in its name

[bryanrasmussen → 3836293648]

It's true, as an acronym MBGA just slips off the tongue.

[rainsil → bryanrasmussen]

That’s a good thing. Expanded slogans have object-level meanings. Acronyms just stand as identity markers, and are much easier to dismiss.

It’s harder to argue against “Make America Great Again” or “Black Lives Matter”. Their object-level meanings are fairly anodyne and positive. It’s much easier to argue against “MAGA” or “BLM”, since the meaning is obscured by the acronym.

Political movements with nice slogans should avoid turning them into acronyms.

[defrost → bryanrasmussen]

The rebuttal from The Beat flowed

    I see no joy
    I see only sorrow
    I see no chance of your bright new tomorrow

    So stand down Margaret
    Stand down please

[toyg → bryanrasmussen]

It's fun to stay at the EEEEEM BE GEE AY, It's fun to stay at the EEEEM BE GEE AY...