The same exact thing happens on the other side with words like &quot;SJW&quot;. It&#x27;s fairly idiomatic of internet rhetoric in general, and it&#x27;s bad news for reasoned debate.<p>Most of my friends are very liberal, and literally none of them use this kind of rhetoric in real life. I&#x27;m convinced it&#x27;s an emergent property of internet discussion, not an intentional strategy (for the most part).