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muriel_volestrangler

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17. No, it's not "clearly", to people who don't spend a lot of time on DU.

Reply to edhopper (Reply #8)

Mon Jul 7, 2025, 10:56 AM

Jul 7

If DUers said "Agent Krasnov", then there'd be a clue that it's about a claim he's an asset. But people don't, so it would leave most Americans clueless. It is a nickname. DUers may not intend it to divide readers into an in group and an out group, but it does. Not so much of a problem if the first use of it is inside a thread, but anyone using it in a thread title ought to realise that only regular DUers will know who they mean.

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Dumb Question of the day: Why do people refer to DJT as Krasnov? [View all] Jacson6 Jul 7 OP

I believe it's the name by which the KGB refers to him. Scrivener7 Jul 7 #1

It is what pooty's people/russian gov called him. usedtobedemgurl Jul 7 #2

That is his Russian asset code name. cbabe Jul 7 #3

In-group vs out-group. "Krasnov" is so that outsiders won't feel as welcome on DU because they don't know the lingo Bernardo de La Paz Jul 7 #4

Not really edhopper Jul 7 #8

It is an in-group cutey nickname. Very few people outside of DU know the Krasnov connection. Bernardo de La Paz Jul 7 #13

No, it's not "clearly", to people who don't spend a lot of time on DU. muriel_volestrangler Jul 7 #17

Clueless for the fraction of a second it takes to google it. Anybody can look it up and have that lightbulb moment Blues Heron Jul 7 #18

Hah - I suspect you haven't googled it, then muriel_volestrangler Jul 7 #19

Cool story Blues Heron Jul 7 #20

Fuck AI edhopper Jul 7 #22

If you know how to stop google giving an AI result as its first return, I'd love to know muriel_volestrangler Jul 7 #23

I do it by not using Google as a search engine edhopper Jul 7 #24

It is mainly a DU nickname edhopper Jul 7 #21

Did a psychic channel that speculation about excluding outsiders? BoRaGard Jul 7 #11

Psychicisms & tarot are delusional shit. I read the OP who wrote it made them feel "dumb". Not a pleasant feeling. nt Bernardo de La Paz Jul 7 #14

Commrade Kraznov aka Trump hot2na Jul 7 #5

"Boris Badenov" was already taken. Xavier Breath Jul 7 #6

It has a good ring to it, it kinda fits in in an ironic way, it means beautiful or cutie or hot stuff I think. Blues Heron Jul 7 #7

The KGB gave him that name in 1987 because they knew he was a traitor. Botany Jul 7 #9

Some say it was Jeffrey Epstein's Pet PlayPal name for the republicon felon BoRaGard Jul 7 #10

It has a big advantage, too. DFW Jul 7 #12

I think it's kind of annoying, but whatever Jilly_in_VA Jul 7 #15

Good question. Thanks for the replies. efhmc Jul 7 #16