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I think they were making a bad comparison purposefully mocking you to make a point.

Alupis 1y ago
You can't really tell these days. Pretty sad reality we're living in. Everything we disagree with is levied as the worst evil the world has ever seen. Nuance doesn't exist, and there's no room for healthy disagreement. The boogeyman is everywhere it seems.
- theyinwhy 1y ago
  The word "critter" might be used differently in your area. Perhaps you are using it casually, not meaning to dehumanize other people. But be aware that what is going on in our country is fascist populism. Fascism did not start with mass killings. It started with calling other human beings critter, vermin, pest that we need to get rid off. We disallow others to speak up in public and deport them. Deportations already lead to deaths depending on your political, sexual, religious,... orientation. Fascist regimes start with language and are fueled by deaths.
  - ToValueFunfetti 1y ago
    Calling congresspeople critters (or swamp people, reptiles, snakes, clowns, vermin, etc) is not a lurch towards fascism; it's the status quo. Dehumanizing congress has been a national pastime since congress started getting dysfunctional in the late 20th century. "Congresscritter" has been part of the vernacular since at least the 70s (https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/congresscritter https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/congresscritter)
    - theyinwhy 1y ago
      Fascism does not appear overnight. It grows slowly, quietly, and steadily, until it errupts with the open campaign of a despot.
      - ToValueFunfetti 1y ago
        This is just a blanket excuse to call things fascist when they aren't. Want regulations? Care about your community? Think that the US should be run on popular vote rather than the electoral college? You're a fascist because fascists are anti-free market, love their country, and are populist. Sure, those are very extreme versions of the above, but fascism doesn't appear overnight, now does it?

You can't really tell these days. Pretty sad reality we're living in. Everything we disagree with is levied as the worst evil the world has ever seen. Nuance doesn't exist, and there's no room for healthy disagreement. The boogeyman is everywhere it seems.

theyinwhy 1y ago
The word "critter" might be used differently in your area. Perhaps you are using it casually, not meaning to dehumanize other people. But be aware that what is going on in our country is fascist populism. Fascism did not start with mass killings. It started with calling other human beings critter, vermin, pest that we need to get rid off. We disallow others to speak up in public and deport them. Deportations already lead to deaths depending on your political, sexual, religious,... orientation. Fascist regimes start with language and are fueled by deaths.
- ToValueFunfetti 1y ago
  Calling congresspeople critters (or swamp people, reptiles, snakes, clowns, vermin, etc) is not a lurch towards fascism; it's the status quo. Dehumanizing congress has been a national pastime since congress started getting dysfunctional in the late 20th century. "Congresscritter" has been part of the vernacular since at least the 70s (https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/congresscritter https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/congresscritter)
  - theyinwhy 1y ago
    Fascism does not appear overnight. It grows slowly, quietly, and steadily, until it errupts with the open campaign of a despot.
    - ToValueFunfetti 1y ago
      This is just a blanket excuse to call things fascist when they aren't. Want regulations? Care about your community? Think that the US should be run on popular vote rather than the electoral college? You're a fascist because fascists are anti-free market, love their country, and are populist. Sure, those are very extreme versions of the above, but fascism doesn't appear overnight, now does it?