To tone-deaf folks, perhaps, but to a greater extent plays into the narrative of not dehumanizing humans like the Nazis did – it is not a trivial comparison. This is not Indian -vs- Native American - vs - Anishinaabe, this is getting closer to referring to folks as rats or cockroaches. Hillary and other folks on the left using “deplorables” is another example of the use of a dehumanizing term that makes it easier to hate the other and reduces them from someone who might be backing a deplorable candidate with whom they share some deplorable beliefs into a one-dimensional cartoon. Personally, I think that even using “illegal immigrant” falls into dehumanizing people (you will even hear most level-headed Republicans using the term “undocumented immigrant” instead).
Figured that I would add links to these posts here…
Wisconsin, you seem to be so full of disappoint. FYI: Dunn county (Stout location) voted Trump.
(at least where I grew up and where I went to school, are still blue)
via @KathyPartdeux
Just remember. It’s all in our head. Trump has NOTHING to do with this, right? /s
I am reminded of thoughts I have after listening to the infrequent but awesome history podcast from Dan Carlin especially when he goes into things that get glossed over about ancient and not so ancient times.
We are not that far removed from that kind of behavior and this election gave a wink and a nod to a certain amount of it being okay again.
As with Brexit, the wink and a nod is translatable as open, unhinged access to whatever behaviours you wish.
The barbarous overlord looks on. Has he said anything to condemn this behaviour? Farage & Co were not quick off the mark in the UK. Self-condemnation through silence.
I agree.
Veering slightly off the main topic of the thread here for a minute, to take a lesson from this, concerning communication:
I see how she spoke as being like the placement of the topic sentence in a paragraph. Usually the topic sentence will be the first sentence, but it doesn’t have to be; it can be placed/found anywhere in a paragraph.
In speaking, some people (including myself) tend to favor building up to their point, and then making the point. I see that as being like putting the topic sentence at the end of the paragraph. Its perfectly fine to do, especially in writing. However, it seems that in speech, most listeners will only hear the first thing you say, assume that’s the topic sentence or main point, and then assume that they know what you’re going to say next and tune you out, and start thinking of their own response.
In conversation, I’ve been trying to train myself to first “sum up” what I’m going to say, and then explain/fill out the details—but I rarely have the presence of mind to do so when speaking, especially in a stressful situation, as it goes against my nature. So I wonder if she is somewhat like me in this.
I think this points up a lesson that in times like these when there’s so much vying for attention, emotions run high, and people’s preconceived opinions will dominate their thoughts/perceptions, it could be very worthwhile to train ourselves to state our main point at the outset if we possibly can.
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