• Whats_your_reasoning@lemmy.world
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    1 day ago

    I’m reminded of the phrase “Hoovervilles” which was used to describe the make-shift towns built during the presidency of Herbert Hoover at the start of the Great Depression. Apparently there were multiple terms named for Hoover in that vein:

    Democrats coined other similar terms that were jabs at Herbert Hoover: “Hoover blankets” were old newspapers used as blanketing, a “Hoover flag” was an empty pocket turned inside out, “Hoover leather” was cardboard used to line a shoe when the sole wore through, and a “Hoover wagon” was an automobile with horses hitched to it (often with the engine removed).

    Get ready to coin a new wave of disparaging terms for the things that Trump forces us to use to survive.