I'm very wary of ppl of any political position who call others 'piece of shit' 'trash' 'garbage' 'scum' for having one they strongly dislike
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Replying to @HPluckrose
It's not so much the words themselves, tho I dislike rudeness, but the dehumanisation is so often not just rhetoric. A dangerous attitude.
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Replying to @HPluckrose
I understand calling someone names in anger. Not ideal but heat of the moment, It's a cold, casual rejection of humanity that chills me.
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Replying to @HPluckrose
At the drop of a hat, someone can designate another human being 'racist piece of shit' or 'leftist scum' & wish them harm & even advocate it
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Fred Martin Retweeted Fred Martin
Would you really have a problem if I called these people racist pieces of shit? How are they worthy of more?https://twitter.com/fred_connection/status/831081893030412288 …
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Replying to @HPluckrose @fred_connection
Presumably you were talking about dialogue between more or less decent people with differing opinions. Fred's "fans" dehumanize themselves.
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Replying to @psye82 @fred_connection
I was talking about people with a tendency to just throw 'racist trash' 'Marxist scum' etc abt re: ppl with a different political position.
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Replying to @HPluckrose @fred_connection
Yes. Like a conservative who views the left as "Libtards" or a progressive who'd never believe someone like Andrew Sullivan exists on right.
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Fred's opprobrium towards those racists is accurate and well placed. It's not a misrepresentation to say they dehumanize non-whites, etc.
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They *are* racists. Of the worst possible kind. He's not jumping to that assumption & dehumanising them coz they eg defend free speech.
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Replying to @HPluckrose @fred_connection
Exactly. It wasn't completely obvious you meant reflexive attitudes that misrepresent or exaggerate the other side, but it's clear now.
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