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In reply to the discussion: Regarding "Immigrants are animals," and a "Bloodbath." [View all]dalton99a
(81,673 posts)13. Dehumanizing his targets is a key step - the piece of shit knows exactly what he is doing
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/trumps-ramped-up-rhetoric-raises-new-concerns-about-violence-and-authoritarianism
Trumps ramped-up rhetoric raises new concerns about violence and authoritarianism
Nov 13, 2023 6:35 PM EDT
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Yes, so he as I said, there's a two-part thing that authoritarians do.
First, they change the view of violence. And Mr. Trump, since 2015, he started saying at his rallies, using his rallies and campaign events for radicalizing people. And he started saying, oh, in the old days, you used to hurt people. The problem is, Americans don't hurt each other anymore.
So now he's going into a new phase of openly dehumanizing his targets so that will lessen the taboos in the future. And we see that, in 2025, he's got plans for mass deportations, mass imprisonments and giant camps. So you need people to be less sensitive about violence, either committing it themselves or tolerating it.
And I see that as his the reason he's using this dehumanizing rhetoric now, to prepare people.
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Trumps ramped-up rhetoric raises new concerns about violence and authoritarianism
Nov 13, 2023 6:35 PM EDT
...
Yes, so he as I said, there's a two-part thing that authoritarians do.
First, they change the view of violence. And Mr. Trump, since 2015, he started saying at his rallies, using his rallies and campaign events for radicalizing people. And he started saying, oh, in the old days, you used to hurt people. The problem is, Americans don't hurt each other anymore.
So now he's going into a new phase of openly dehumanizing his targets so that will lessen the taboos in the future. And we see that, in 2025, he's got plans for mass deportations, mass imprisonments and giant camps. So you need people to be less sensitive about violence, either committing it themselves or tolerating it.
And I see that as his the reason he's using this dehumanizing rhetoric now, to prepare people.
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I wish people would listen more carefully: They really are planning a blood bath, and here's how it will go down:
BComplex
Mar 17
#9
Dehumanizing his targets is a key step - the piece of shit knows exactly what he is doing
dalton99a
Mar 17
#13
In other places, never thought I would see Dems defending inflammatory language from a fucking idiot like Orange Bastard
SoFlaBro
Mar 17
#14
They simply are out for blood and don't care about anything else. Lord of the Rings stuff. Anything is "on the table."
Evolve Dammit
Mar 17
#15