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I have never once encountered "far-right rhetoric. I.e. the only good democrat is a dead democrat", sounds more like authoritarian propaganda to me
by syshum 6y ago
I have never once encountered "far-right rhetoric. I.e. the only good democrat is a dead democrat", sounds more like authoritarian propaganda to me
- notacoward 6y agoHave you considered the possibility that your experience might not be universal?
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- kombucha111 6y agoI absolutely have. It's real.
- klyrs 6y agoTrump retweeted it. And yeah, it certainly does sound like authoritarian propaganda.
- syshum 6y agoHe retweeted a supporter video in which the person clearly said "Dead Politically" that was taken out of context by the media and other perpetually offended left wing people ironically in the exact way the person in the video said it would. The cancel culture of the perpetually offended is simply insane
- klyrs 6y agoSorry, what cancel culture? Who got cancelled here? Did you "never" hear him say the words "the only good democrat is a dead democrat," or are you actually familiar with the video that was originally mentioned that you previously denied the existence of? And what does "politically dead" mean, anyway? Does it have anything to do with cancellation?
- happytoexplain 6y agoI know you're forming a rational argument, but of course what it "means" is obvious from the video: It's just the arbitrary punchline in the typical bit: "I'm going to support [murder|violence|hatred|oppression|racism|sexism] against my political enemy - but it's just a joke! If you criticize me you're dumb!" He could have chosen anything for the "it's just a joke!" part - he happened to choose a strained analogy. However, note well that, aside from his obviously being immoral, it doesn't ultimately matter what he "meant" as much as what his crowd heard, and how they reacted. This particular crowd's lust for killing democrats is above board, and this may be a tiny sample, but it mirrors the stream of hatred and desire for violence that we normally only hear in such undisguised words on the internet - and occasionally in person - from "normal people" (i.e. not leaders or other speaking personalities). I sometimes wonder if there are leaders who, upon doing or saying something evil, hear the reaction of their constituents, and feel any remorse/disillusionment when they realize exactly how "not a joke" the hatred is. Another example was the guy who viciously attacked the journalist who was persisting aggressively - did he feel any guilt inside? What about when he saw his constituents explicitly applaud his violence in the following days?