Back in the U.S., politicians are cursing more these days—Democrats, especially. “Republicans don’t give a shit about people,” said Democratic National Committee Chairman Tom Perez last month, according to a McClatchy analysis. Is it a sign of political frustration, or a sense, as McClatchy put it, that “Democrats need to start talking in bolder, blunter terms to connect with voters—even if that means occasionally contributing to the swear jar”?