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Swede

(38,760 posts)
Mon Jan 3, 2022, 02:06 PM Jan 2022

Marjorie Taylor Greene refers to democrats as "termites"

At the nine-minute mark of this youtube video. The panel discuss the chilling comparisons of dehumanizing people just before a genocide.

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Marjorie Taylor Greene refers to democrats as "termites" (Original Post) Swede Jan 2022 OP
Not on Twitter. CentralMass Jan 2022 #1
Came here just say this ismnotwasm Jan 2022 #17
Cut The Tall Trees - Cockroaches JustAnotherGen Jan 2022 #2
+10000000000000000 Celerity Jan 2022 #6
Hitler et al called Jews "rats". Behind the Aegis Jan 2022 #8
Bingo! JustAnotherGen Jan 2022 #15
Rwanda-esque. Nevilledog Jan 2022 #3
Fucking earwig MAGA crazy says what? louis-t Jan 2022 #4
Speaking of dehumanizing. n/t Ms. Toad Jan 2022 #9
Kick dalton99a Jan 2022 #5
Isn't that blatantly Mossfern Jan 2022 #12
Speak for yourself, you f**king little twit. Pardon my language but this person is full of it ... SWBTATTReg Jan 2022 #14
I guess that makes it ok for me to refer to repugs as Ferrets are Cool Jan 2022 #7
My sister calls the left "punks and perverts, eaters and takers" Grasswire2 Jan 2022 #10
I am going with this Dirty Socialist Jan 2022 #11
Yeah, she should be more concerned with the rickety foundation of her positions getting chewed up Shermann Jan 2022 #13
What kind of animal spouts shit out of their mouth? ananda Jan 2022 #16
This is the language of fascism peggysue2 Jan 2022 #18

Behind the Aegis

(56,018 posts)
8. Hitler et al called Jews "rats".
Mon Jan 3, 2022, 02:36 PM
Jan 2022

Referring to entire groups of people as "vermin" sends the message (IMO) that the goal is to "exterminate the problem".

Mossfern

(4,652 posts)
12. Isn't that blatantly
Mon Jan 3, 2022, 02:42 PM
Jan 2022

calling for the overthrow of the government?

Isn't there some sort of rule or law about that?

Ferrets are Cool

(22,603 posts)
7. I guess that makes it ok for me to refer to repugs as
Mon Jan 3, 2022, 02:18 PM
Jan 2022

solid matter discharged from an animal's alimentary canal? Otherwise known as SHIT.

Grasswire2

(13,849 posts)
10. My sister calls the left "punks and perverts, eaters and takers"
Mon Jan 3, 2022, 02:42 PM
Jan 2022

Really.

It's sickening. She's an old lady, evangelical conservative. FOX watcher. Look what the RW has done to the minds of even educated people! She even joined the NRA because Hannity told her to do so!

Shermann

(9,019 posts)
13. Yeah, she should be more concerned with the rickety foundation of her positions getting chewed up
Mon Jan 3, 2022, 03:05 PM
Jan 2022

The Constitution will be just fine.

peggysue2

(12,443 posts)
18. This is the language of fascism
Mon Jan 3, 2022, 04:56 PM
Jan 2022

Political opponents/critics are less than human--insects, rodents, whatever--worthy of hate and extermination. This woman is nothing more than a right-wing troll trying to stir things up and keep her money train enraged and ready for violence in her and Trump's behalf.

Beyond shame, she's reckless, unfit and depraved.

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