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Snowflake is a derogatory slang term for a person, implying that they have an inflated sense of uniqueness, an unwarranted sense of entitlement, or are overly emotional, easily offended, and unable to deal with opposing opinions.
[2] Variant phrases such as "triggering the libs" [3] and "melting snowflakes" [1] are also used to refer to the strategy. The phrase was coined and popularized by critics of the strategy, including politician Nikki Haley , who increased the prominence of the phrase in a 2018 speech in which she criticized the strategy as unpersuasive. [ 4 ]
The term references champagne as a symbol of affluence.. Champagne socialist is a political term commonly used in the United Kingdom. [1] [2] It is a popular epithet that implies a degree of hypocrisy, and it is closely related to the concept of the liberal elite. [3]
Limousine liberal and latte liberal are pejorative U.S. political terms used to illustrate perceived hypocritical behavior by affluent political liberals and other left-leaning people of upper class or upper middle class status. Related terms are Champagne socialist, silver-spoon socialist, Mercedes Marxist, and Red Nobility.
Social justice warrior (SJW) is a pejorative term and internet meme mostly used for an individual who promotes socially progressive, left-wing or liberal views, including environmentalism, affirmative action, gun control, single payer healthcare, progressive taxation, feminism, abortion, gay and transgender rights, and multiculturalism. [7]
President Trump's campaign launched a website that gives supporters tips to win arguments "with your liberal relatives" just in time for the holidays.
[6] [7] Within economic progressivism, there is some ideological variety on the social liberal to social democrat continuum, as well as occasionally some variance on cultural issues; examples of this include some Christian democrat and conservative-leaning communitarian movements.
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