jeffw@lemmy.world to politics @lemmy.world · 11 months agoOn Veterans Day, Trump Vows to ‘Root Out’ Leftist ‘Vermin’www.thedailybeast.comexternal-linkmessage-square110fedilinkarrow-up1459arrow-down121
arrow-up1438arrow-down1external-linkOn Veterans Day, Trump Vows to ‘Root Out’ Leftist ‘Vermin’www.thedailybeast.comjeffw@lemmy.world to politics @lemmy.world · 11 months agomessage-square110fedilink
minus-squareSemi-Hemi-Demigod@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up5·11 months agoAlso that the Rwandan genocide was preceded by Hutus by calling the Tutsi minority “vermin” and “cockroaches”
minus-squaretocopherol@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·11 months agoBasically every act of mass violence begins with dehumanizing the enemy. Even well meaning people will be like “oh so he says inflammatory stuff, so what.” These words like ‘vermin’ are a specific call to action.
Also that the Rwandan genocide was preceded by Hutus by calling the Tutsi minority “vermin” and “cockroaches”
Basically every act of mass violence begins with dehumanizing the enemy. Even well meaning people will be like “oh so he says inflammatory stuff, so what.” These words like ‘vermin’ are a specific call to action.