"Republicunt": why use terms like this?

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I simply chalk it up to childishness.

I agree. I have no problem with the use of the insults cunt, faggot, gay, retard, slow, blind, stupid, deaf, and so on, and to the people that are hurt by reading these words, maybe the internet is just not the place for you, but when someone is using those terms multiple times a day, they come off like an 8 year old who just learned those swear words and thinks they're being oh so cool by cursing so much.

That, and I also don't agree with just labeling all Republicans as cunts. Republican politicians? Sure, but that goes for the Dem politicians as well, and the independent ones, but Minimalist doesn't just hate the politicians. He has admitted to hating all Republicans.

The trouble is by being republican they sign up for certain things. its like being a member of the Klu Klux Klan.
Sure they may think themselves as nice and all but they are still members of the Klu Klux Klan.
The republican party of today has been on a right wing trajectory for a while now and by being a "republican" you identify with policies that Goebels would find a bit much.
It bears little resemblance to the party even of Reagan which was pretty right wing compared to UK politics then and now.