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Walleye

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11. Narco-terrorists "criminal illegal aliens." surprised they haven't thought up another hateful adjective to put in there

Reply to surfered (Reply #6)

Sat Dec 6, 2025, 12:03 PM

Dec 6

We expect this from right wing Trumpers. But why do other people have to imitate them and use the same language? These are supposed to be terrorists, but I’m not terrified of them. They aren’t gonna hurt me.

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Desensitizing, brutalizing. Yesterday, I read a DU post about a story [View all] niyad Dec 6 OP

It's from an excellent op-ed by Phil Klay. WhiskeyGrinder Dec 6 #1

Thank you! I looked, but couldn't find it again. niyad Dec 6 #3

Trumpism is more than just Trump. Beartracks Dec 6 #16

Thanks for sharing. yellow dahlia Dec 6 #21

That shit has been going on for ages. Turbineguy Dec 6 #2

As has been frequently said on DU dlk Dec 6 #4

Yes, I agree. They showed all the snuff films. Walleye Dec 6 #10

This is why I don't understand why people like violent movies. LisaM Dec 6 #5

Especially if you dehumanize them by labeling them "terrorists." surfered Dec 6 #6

Narco-terrorists "criminal illegal aliens." surprised they haven't thought up another hateful adjective to put in there Walleye Dec 6 #11

Authoritarians have to change public perspectives on the use of violence, tell them it's for the good of the nation. Timeflyer Dec 6 #7

Maybe this is why IT is always referring to people he doesn't like as "animals". The same as LoisB Dec 6 #8

There are a lot of us who will never be desensitized Six117 Dec 6 #9

The discussion frame has gone from illegal war to war crime to double tap. hay rick Dec 6 #12

I remember some of the debates here on DU about violent video games malaise Dec 6 #13

High School Shooters Kid Berwyn Dec 6 #15

Worked on 9-11 Kid Berwyn Dec 6 #14

I watched that whole progression with increasing horror and revulsion, niyad Dec 6 #17

At the time, I said to myself "Pearl Harbor reference in 1...2...3..." malthaussen Dec 6 #19

In "Woman of the Year," Kate Hepburn's character becomes a baseball fanatic... malthaussen Dec 6 #18

Napoleon .. aggiesal Dec 6 #20