jeffw@lemmy.world to politics @lemmy.world · 1 year agoOn Veterans Day, Trump Vows to ‘Root Out’ Leftist ‘Vermin’www.thedailybeast.comexternal-linkmessage-square111fedilinkarrow-up1465arrow-down121
arrow-up1444arrow-down1external-linkOn Veterans Day, Trump Vows to ‘Root Out’ Leftist ‘Vermin’www.thedailybeast.comjeffw@lemmy.world to politics @lemmy.world · 1 year agomessage-square111fedilink
minus-squareSemi-Hemi-Demigod@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up5·1 year agoAlso that the Rwandan genocide was preceded by Hutus by calling the Tutsi minority “vermin” and “cockroaches”
minus-squaretocopherol@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 year 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.