New Words for the English Language

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It seems that any time a person opposes something they are labeled - at least that happens to Conservatives.  Racist, misogynist, Islamophobic, Homophobic are terms tossed out when a Conservative stakes out a position in opposition to something the Democrats propose.  I'd like to offer some words that can be applied the other direction.

Ameriphobia - I'm adapting the definition of the word Homophobia* here to define Ameriphobia as:
  • dislike of or prejudice against the United States of America
  • irrational fear of, aversion to, or discrimination against the United States of America and it's government
  • fear, hatred, or mistrust of the United States and anything it does as an official action.
I debating whether to use LEOcism or LEOphobia for my second term - The LEO part of the word stands for Law Enforcement Officer and refers to any governmental official with a duty to uphold and enforce the law, whether those be federal, state or local.  The definition would be similar - just substitute LEO for United States.  I'd add that a person who exhibits LEOcism or LEOphobia also is guilty of irrational and excessive criticism of law enforcement.

An individual would either be a LEOcist (e.g. comparable to racist) or LEOphobe.

The result of someone having either of these conditions is excessive and unjust criticism of the United States or our law enforcement officials.  I think these terms could be used frequently against "The Squad."

A good example of where the term LEOcist or LEOphobe could be applied to those who object to appropriating money for the Customs and Border Patrol and then criticize those agencies for not providing better living conditions when they are overwhelmed by the number of people entering this country.  I think a search of the recent comments leveled by Democrats in Congress toward CBP, particularly those by US Representative Alexandra Ocasio-Cortez provides good evidence of LEOcism or LEOphobia.




 
*Sources for the definition of Homophobia (click links):
  • dislike of or prejudice against homosexual people . (ODO )
  • irrational fear of, aversion to, or discrimination against homosexuality (Merriam)
  • fear, hatred, or mistrust of lesbians and gay men.(AHD )

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