Why do meany leftists call each other comrade?

[arilando]

Yeah why?

[bad ideas actualised by alcohol]

Because it sounds cool.

[ed miliband]

Because it sounds cool.

quite the opposite in fact

[TheGodlessUtopian]

It dates back,I believe,to the french revolution.

The reason is simply a way of differentiating who is a leftist and who isn't. It can come in handy when you are at a large gathering and have to comment on peoples political views. Saying "comrade" is a quick, efficent way of seperating who are sympathetic to your views and who isn't.

It can be corny if used to often but so as long as it doesn't reach cult levels it is fine.I seldom use it and opt instead for more normal prefixes. Usually I use it when addressing leftists whom I haven't yet met.

[RedAnarchist]

In the French Revolution I think they used Citizen a lot, whilst Comrade was more due to the Paris Commune, but I could be wrong.

[ColonelCossack]

I'm not a meany, comrade. :(

[Luc]

because it is egalitarian, sexless (genderless), and holds a sentiment of solidarity

as long as it isn't abused of course

[ColonelCossack]

Because it sounds cool.

Yeah this. Fuck you if you disagree. :cursing:

[ВАЛТЕР]

It means that you view each other as equals.

[Firebrand]

Lots of reasons. It's egalitarian, it invokes the memory of past struggle, its traditional, and it conjures up an image of friendship and solidarity. Even if you are complete strangers if you call someone comrade it implies loyalty and support. The word means friend or ally so it is a way of adressing strangers that isn't impersonal, which given that forming a movement is all about connecting people can only be a good thing.

[Comrade Samuel]

Can't you just shut up and be happy we own a word?!

Like the others said, it's got some history with leftist and it refers to both sexes but moreover it sounds alot better than calling eachother mr.commie scumbag or mrs.commie scumbag.

[Welshy]

i thought it was because we are role playing a socialist version of dnd? Just in case we still are, I'm going to use my +5 Cheka of Anarchist Capturing to place OP in my gulag of counterrevolutionary holding.

[Geiseric]

I would say because the arguements get so intense that we need something to reinforce a feeling of common ground >.>

I don't say comrade though, usually people know if they're my comrade without me saying so.

[Nox]

Because we live in a fucked up world with a fucked up system, and we're all in it together.

[#FF0000]

i like 'fellow worker' better

[ВАЛТЕР]

That's our word. I better not hear some right winger using our word. :glare:

[Rusty Shackleford]

i like 'fellow worker' better
thats cornier than all hell. :p


i refer to almost everyone as dude or man, regardless of sex or gender expression. i only refer to party members as comrades though. and rarely. usually during the days greeting and goodbye.

[Aeval]

I think the main reason people use it is actually because they forget people's name in meetings, that and they think it gives them bonus leftie points :lol:

[Ostrinski]

It's outdated.

[ColonelCossack]

It's outdated.

Well, I think that thou art a villein!

[ColonelCossack]

i thought it was because we are role playing a socialist version of dnd? Just in case we still are, I'm going to use my +5 Cheka of Anarchist Capturing to place OP in my gulag of counterrevolutionary holding.

That must be a compliment to the word, because dnd is awesome.

Also, don't many anarchists also say "comrade"? I thought it was pretty pan-leftist.

[Ostrinski]

I cringe when I picture people calling each other comrade irl

[ColonelCossack]

I cringe when I picture people calling each other comrade irl
comrade comrade comrade

tbh i do it irl just to annoy people

[ВАЛТЕР]

Well here in the former Yugoslavia the word for comrade is often used as the word "friend", so it is common for people to call everyone comrade. Like "Hey comrade do you know what time it is?" or "What's up comrades, how's it going?".

[Veovis]

Well, I think that thou art a villein!

Forsooth.

[Ostrinski]

We need a new word. A contemporary form of comrade.

[Welshy]

We need a new word. A contemporary form of comrade.

How about evil commie bastard?

Also I think this should be moved to chit-chat.

[Firebrand]

It's outdated.

Outdated is really outdated and you still use it.

[Bostana]

The political usage of the term was inspired by the French Revolution. Upon abolishing the titles of nobility, and the terms monsieur and madame (literally, "my lord" and "my lady"), the revolutionaries employed the term citoyen for men and citoyenne for women (both meaning "citizen") to refer to each other. The deposed King Louis XVI, for instance, was referred to as Citoyen Louis Capet to emphasize his loss of privilege.

When the socialist movement gained momentum in the mid-19th century, socialists began to look for an egalitarian alternative to terms like "Mister", "Miss", or "Missus". They chose "comrade" as their preferred term of address.In English, the first known use of the word with this meaning was in 1884 in the socialist magazine Justice.

[Roach]

That's our word. I better not hear some right winger using our word. :glare:
Actually a lot of fascists used equivalents to comrade, for example the Nazis used Kamarade as opposed to Gennosse by communists, I also recall the Spanish Falangists using it.

[Le Rouge]

I've been called comrade only once. Good time. :)

[Pretty Flaco]

We need a new word. A contemporary form of comrade.

lets go on strike, my homies

[Ele'ill]

lets go on strike, my homies

Hey grand idea fellow worker

[Luc]

Hey grand idea fellow worker

No. Just no. Why does the IWW have to do this???

[seventeethdecember2016]

Just as an example: the first Christians, who worked underground and conspired heavily against the Romans, used this as their symbol.
http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_afCjFtHpZlQ/TSy8vknqEtI/AAAAAAAAADI/cBIF8jIM9UA/s1600/ChristianFish.gif

That is why we say Comrade, it is a symbol.

[Kitty_Paine]

The use of the word comrade should only be done in real life if the speaker has:

a) Participated in an actual worker's revolution.

AND/OR

b) A heavy Russian accent.

[Landsharks eat metal]

Comrade is just a beautiful word. I love it when people call me comrade. It makes me feel like I matter and like I'm included in things. Never heard anyone use it towards me in real life (besides gentle mocking of my political beliefs), though.

[Prometeo liberado]

We need a new word. A contemporary form of comrade.

Replacing comrade with something more 'hip' or 'new' is very lifestylist. Somethings are just timeless.

[Pretty Flaco]

the word comrade in america just sounds archaic and when people hear it they either associate it with soldiers or russians.
"he died on the battlefield with his comrades"
"comrade, where is the vodka?"

[Deicide]

The political usage of the term was inspired by the French Revolution. Upon abolishing the titles of nobility, and the terms monsieur and madame (literally, "my lord" and "my lady"), the revolutionaries employed the term citoyen for men and citoyenne for women (both meaning "citizen") to refer to each other. The deposed King Louis XVI, for instance, was referred to as Citoyen Louis Capet to emphasize his loss of privilege.

When the socialist movement gained momentum in the mid-19th century, socialists began to look for an egalitarian alternative to terms like "Mister", "Miss", or "Missus". They chose "comrade" as their preferred term of address.In English, the first known use of the word with this meaning was in 1884 in the socialist magazine Justice.

Rofl.. You copy'pasted these two paragraphs straight from wikipedia.. I don't like it when people copy'n'paste without citing their sources and try to pass things of as their own.. tut tut.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comrade

[seventeethdecember2016]

Rofl.. You copy'pasted these two paragraphs straight from wikipedia.. I don't like it when people copy'n'paste without citing their sources and try to pass things of as their own..
What are you trying to prove with this comment? Did it occur to you that he may have forgotten to cite?





Here is a quote by you previously.

Actually, just to be disagreeable (because I think you're an asshole).If you're to be an 'asshole,' then stop using that term to describe others. Your nothing more than a hypocrite.

[Ele'ill]

No. Just no. Why does the IWW have to do this???

I'm not a wob but yeah :lol:

[MotherCossack]

comradEvery day is so wonderful
And suddenly it's hard to breathe
Now and then I get insecure
From all the pain, feel so ashamed

I am beautiful no matter what they say
Words can't bring me down
I am beautiful in every single way
Yes, words can't bring me down, oh no
So don't you bring me down today

To all your friends you're delirious
So consumed in all your doom
Tryin' hard to fill the emptiness, the piece is gone
Left the puzzle undone, ain't that the way it is?

'Cause you are beautiful no matter what they say
Words can't bring you down, oh no
You are beautiful in every single way
Yes, words can't bring you down, oh no
[ From: http://www.elyrics.net/read/c/christina-aguilera-lyrics/beautiful-lyrics.html ]
So don't you bring me down today

No matter what we do
No matter what we do
(No matter what we say)
No matter what we say
(We're the song that's outta tune)
(Full of beautiful mistakes)

(And everywhere we go)
And everywhere we go
(The sun will always shine)
The sun will always, always shine!
(But tomorrow we might awake on the other side)

'Cause we are beautiful no matter what they say
Yes, words won't bring us down, oh no
We are beautiful in every single way
Yes, words can't bring us down, oh no
So don't you bring me down today

Don't you bring me down today
Don't you bring me down todayretenderse ..... it sounds wierd... and like ... we are

[PC LOAD LETTER]

lets go on strike, my homies
This

the word comrade in america just sounds archaic and when people hear it they either associate it with soldiers or russians.
"he died on the battlefield with his comrades"
"comrade, where is the vodka?"
Vodka is necessary in any revolution

[MotherCossack]

omg omg omg that post wrote itself...
that is so freaky i was just about to start writing in the blank box.... you know ....
at the bottom of the thread..... i had typed about 3 words......
then suddenly that song appeared in the box.....
as if i wrote it....i am mystified... if it belongs to anyone ... please claim it.

[PC LOAD LETTER]

omg omg omg that post wrote itself...
that is so freaky i was just about to start writing in the blank box.... you know ....
at the bottom of the thread..... i had typed about 3 words......
then suddenly that song appeared in the box.....
as if i wrote it....i am mystified... if it belongs to anyone ... please claim it.
:lol: There's a link to the Christina Aguilera lyrics page in the song

[Prometeo liberado]

the word comrade in America just sounds archaic and when people hear it they either associate it with soldiers or russians.
"he died on the battlefield with his comrades"
"comrade, where is the vodka?"

Maybe the problem is just on them. Some people choose to be ignorant consumerist douche bags. Doesn't mean I'm going to change and be one as well.

[Prometeo liberado]

omg omg omg that post wrote itself...
that is so freaky i was just about to start writing in the blank box.... you know ....
at the bottom of the thread..... i had typed about 3 words......
then suddenly that song appeared in the box.....
as if i wrote it....i am mystified... if it belongs to anyone ... please claim it.

It's mine.

[Sir Comradical]

I use it to send out commie vibes to see if there are any reds in the room.

[CynicalIdealist]

I have a romantic image of anarchists in Spain or Russian workers in 1917 using it, so when I hear some nerd/dork/dweeb socialist use it I feel tempted to nuke the planet. Seriously, it's good if used in the proper context, like either in a totally tongue-in-cheek manner or a totally genuine manner, but otherwise it sucks especially if not used in moderation.

[honest john's firing squad]

fact: everyone who uses the word 'comrade' in conversation sounds like an asshat

[The Jay]

I disagree, I think that you're just angry in every single post that you make. Take a chill pill, comrade.

[ColonelCossack]

omg omg omg that post wrote itself...
that is so freaky i was just about to start writing in the blank box.... you know ....
at the bottom of the thread..... i had typed about 3 words......
then suddenly that song appeared in the box.....
as if i wrote it....i am mystified... if it belongs to anyone ... please claim it.

i think sistercossack was using that song for her own devious purposes; she probably copied it, and you accidentally pressed ctrl-v or something.

Case Closed. :cool:

[honest john's firing squad]

Take a chill pill, comrade.
I see what you did there.

[RedAnarchist]

I see what you did there.

I'm sure you did, comrade.

[Minima]

nah me and my hipster friends already use it out of habit, when the revolution comes around you'll probably want to be a comrade too.

[Anderson]

I hate it when I see bourgeois intellectuals heading left parties being called comrades while they carry on activities furthering the interests of capitalists.:(

[Lanky Wanker]

Well I've heard fascists/white nationalists say it too so I guess it's just a general "y0, homie" sort of thing amongst revolutionary people or whatever.

I'm so tired right now.

[Ostrinski]

Instead of saying 'comrade' I'm going to say 'associate.' It rings much more of a bell.

[PC LOAD LETTER]

Instead of saying 'comrade' I'm going to say 'associate.' It rings much more of a bell.
http://i.imgur.com/eWxik.jpg

"These are my associates. They're from the party."

[Ostrinski]

Look like prestigious leninists to me

[Prometeo liberado]

I disagree, I think that you're just angry in every single post that you make. Take a chill pill, comrade.


Lighten up comrade,er....francis.
http://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=lighten+up+francis&mid=9748B24AFBDABB6912159748B24AFBDABB691215&view=detail&FORM=VIRE2

[Anderson]

If you tremble with indignation at every injustice, then you are a comrade of mine. - CHE

[hatzel]

If you tremble with indignation at every injustice, then you are a comrade of mine. - CHE


What a bleeding heart liberal that guy was...

[Franz Fanonipants]

leninism is the light is why

[Anderson]

What a bleeding heart liberal that guy was...

You sure must be knowing some "real" comrades........;)

[Railyon]

Over here in Germany, Nazis call each other "Kamerad", while the lefties call each other "Genosse".

Both translate to English as comrade. Coincidence? I think not.

Also, Genosse sounds die-hard DDR ML.