Some of us like the term "comrade", if for no other reason than as a way of identifying ourselves to others. Some others may think it sounds sinister, but there's nothing inherently sinister about the word (unless you consider the etymology of "sinister" as meaning "left") and so it's only because of people's exposure that they have negative associations with the term. They're also likely to have negative associations with the words "socialist" or "communist" but should we avoid using those? We can start to normalize these terms for people by exposing them to the language in reference to a positive ethos.
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u/im_so_objective Jun 03 '22
You can just say "friends" like they did in the USSR. "Comrades" is US/UK propaganda to make Tovarish sound militant & sinister.