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I just wish there was a clean way to diss them for weaponising their self-hatred. If you think of a really pithy insult for people who externalise their negative feelings, please share with the rest of us, it's badly needed.
But it's also just regular hatred, same reason you can't call racist people the N word.
Even if there was a slur for hypocrites, that's still just an ad hominem instead of attacking them for their behavior (the actual problem)
But if there were a slur for hypocrites that word would by definition be attacking them for their behavior since hypocrisy is a behavioral choice and not an element of personal identity.
I've actually heard "coon" from a black leftist to refer to black conservatives who try to protect themselves by being "one of the good ones" in the eyes of right-wing racists. The term isn't something I'm comfortable using myself as a white person, but I don't think it's problematic or racist because it's directed at their harmful behavior and not their skin color.
I don't know what comment you meant to reply to, but I was pretty specifically talking about attacking people for what they do.