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Entry from October 13, 2022
“THIS IS CAPITALISM. this is lowercaseism”

Sometimes “capitalism” just means capital letters. “lowercaseism: antonym of capitalism….the practice of not using any capital letters” was posted on Twitter by Jim Gleeson on August 12, 2008.
     
“Flegel-‘What’s the opposite of capitalism?’ @thawardasa ‘lowercaseism.’ #punny” was posted on Twitter by James Nelson on February 6, 2012. “I don’t understand why the opposite of capitalism is called communism. It should be called lowercaseism” was posted on Twitter by W_Will on March 14, 2013. “The opposite of capitalism is lowercaseism” was posted on Twitter by Electric ⚡️⚡️ on September 5, 2020. “the opposite of Capitalism is lowercaseism” was posted on Twitter by mane on November 30, 2020.
   
“Capitalism implies the existence of lowercaseism” was posted on Twitter by Soully ✨ on May 8, 2020. “Capitalism implies the existence of lowercaseism” was posted on Twitter by boogies on July 16, 2020. “capitalism implies the existence of lowercaseism” was posted on Twitter by Joseph Rooks on December 31, 2020. “Capitalism implies the existence of lowercaseism” was posted on Twitter by EXL | lizard on June 24, 2021.
     
“I SUPPORT CAPITALISM!  much better than lowercaseism” was posted on Twitter by Stephanie on April 26, 2011. “THIS IS CAPITALISM. this is lowercaseism” was posted on Twitter by Caleb Jacob on February 19, 2018. “I’VE HAD IT WITH CAPITALISM. i think i’ll give lowercaseism a try” was posted on Reddit—Dadjokes on October 12, 2022.
     
       
Twitter
Jim Gleeson
@JimGleeson
Replying to @aazzure
@zoestardust lowercaseism: antonym of capitalism….the practice of not using any capital letters.
9:01 PM · Aug 12, 2008·Twitter Web Client
   
Twitter
Stephanie
@StephTheBlogger
I SUPPORT CAPITALISM!  much better than lowercaseism.
9:06 AM · Apr 26, 2011·Twitter Web Client
   
Twitter
obama_ebooks
@obama_ebooks
CAPITALISM
lowercaseism
12:59 AM · Jan 22, 2012·Twitter for iPhone
   
Twitter
Jo Anna Guerra
@joannaguerra
Brilliance 😊 -> RT
@brooksbayne: CAPITALISM > lowercaseism
1:30 PM · Jan 25, 2012·Twitter for iPhone
   
Twitter
James Nelson
@JamesNelson9393
Flegel-“What’s the opposite of capitalism?”
@thawardasa “lowercaseism.” #punny
6:19 PM · Feb 6, 2012·Twitter for Android
   
Twitter
Robot J. McCarthy
@RedScareBot
Replying to @dpbrady23
«Мы ждем перемен» RT @dpbrady23 The opposite of capitalism is not socialism but lowercaseism
2:40 AM · Apr 18, 2012·RedScareBot
   
Twitter
W_Will
@midnightjudges
I don’t understand why the opposite of capitalism is called communism. It should be called lowercaseism.
8:55 PM · Mar 14, 2013·Facebook
   
Twitter
Charlie Spink
@ispinkthere4iam
According 2 the alphabet the opposite of Capitalism is not Communism. Any letter will tell u that the opposite of Capitalism is Lowercaseism
11:49 AM · Feb 12, 2014·Twitter Web Client
   
Twitter
Nyte
@NyteVisions
I still don’t know why the opposite of Capitalism isn’t Lowercaseism…
8:07 PM · Nov 4, 2014·Facebook
   
Twitter
BlebNet
@BlebNet
@Gap What??  Why is the opposite of capitalism not called lowercaseism?
#fair_trade
3:00 AM · Feb 16, 2017·BlebBot
   
Twitter
Caleb Jacob
@top2percent
THIS IS CAPITALISM.
this is lowercaseism.
7:34 AM · Feb 19, 2018·Twitter for iPhone
   
Twitter
Eamon Dougherty
@EamonBDoc
ENOUGH OF THIS CAPITALISM!!!! lowercaseism for all!!!!!
1:25 PM · Feb 5, 2019·Twitter for iPhone
   
Twitter
Brian Harding
@EpicEdgyCambo
“What is Capitalism?”
“The opposite of Lowercaseism”- @WDB_Cervone77
9:02 PM · Jan 22, 2020·Twitter for Android
   
Twitter
Soully ✨
@season_solly
Capitalism implies the existence of lowercaseism
6:28 PM · May 8, 2020·Twitter for iPhone
   
Twitter
astrosteve
@astrosteve
Capitalism implies the existence of lowercaseism.
6:02 AM · Jul 6, 2020·Twitter for Android
   
Twitter
boogies
@gooded_cheese
Capitalism implies the existence of Lowercaseism
3:55 PM · Jul 16, 2020·Twitter for iPhone
   
Twitter
Electric ⚡️⚡️
@electricity_inc
The opposite of capitalism is lowercaseism.
11:05 PM · Sep 5, 2020·Twitter Web App
   
Twitter
mane
@mattluvluvmatt
the opposite of Capitalism is lowercaseism
7:27 PM · Nov 30, 2020·Twitter for iPhone
   
Twitter
Joseph Rooks
@JosephRooks
capitalism implies the existence of lowercaseism
1:20 AM · Dec 31, 2020·Twitter Web App
   
Twitter
sera🌸
@shedontgo
the opposite of capitalism is lowercaseism
10:55 AM · Feb 17, 2021·Twitter Web App
   
Twitter
EXL | lizard
@lizssb
Capitalism implies the existence of lowercaseism
7:32 PM · Jun 24, 2021·Twitter for Android
   
Twitter
Geoplanetary 🇺🇦💜
@geoplanetary
Capitalism implies the existence of Lowercaseism Socialists should just rebrand as lowercasists if they want to win elections.
4:31 PM · Oct 28, 2021·Twitter Web App
   
Twitter
❤🏳️‍⚧️ Stephie 🏳️‍⚧️❤
@StephieSparda
Capitalism implies the existence of Lowercaseism.
10:12 PM · Nov 18, 2021·Twitter for Android
   
Twitter
Mr Horse
@ln0217
Gotta be honest, I’m a little over capitalism. I think I’m ready to try lowercaseism
10:39 PM · Mar 10, 2022·Twitter for iPhone
 
Reddit—Dadjokes
Posted by u/Trones October 12, 2022
I’VE HAD IT WITH CAPITALISM
i think i’ll give lowercaseism a try.
     
Twitter
Funny Dad Jokes
@FunnyDadJokess
I’VE HAD IT WITH CAPITALISM
i think i’ll give lowercaseism a try.
#humor #dadjoke
3:28 AM · Oct 12, 2022·IFTTT
 
Twitter
Bob Golen
@BobGolen
I’VE HAD IT WITH CAPITALISM.  i think i’ll give lowercaseism a try.
8:32 AM · Oct 12, 2022·Twitter Web App
 
Twitter
✞ 𝕊𝕥𝕖𝕧𝕚𝕖 𝕊. ℝ𝕠𝕛𝕒𝕤 ✞🇻🇦🇪🇸🇵🇭
@steviesrojas
I’VE HAD IT WITH CAPITALISM!
from now on, I’ll only be using lowercase letters.
7:33 PM · Oct 12, 2022·Twitter for iPhone

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