OK, who else is sick of the demonization of the mentally ill following shootings?

[Bluenorthwest]

62. Hey, being demonized is the first step toward political power, in the US LGBT people are demonized

endlessly by politicians and clergy and clergy doing politics, even our presumptive 'liberal' allies happily lavish praise on those who demonize us. And it is a literal demonizing in this case, they say we are influenced by demons, our rights are the idea of Satan. Francis says this, DU fucking adores him abjectly and he demonizes LGBT persons and they say 'I love this guy'.

So what can I say? Your neighbors tend to demonize others. By turning that nasty energy constantly back at them, by making sure they own what they are doing, buy not permitting them to excuse their mean, nasty choices you can build up support from others who see the tactics they are using, the name calling, the insinuations for what it is and reject it.

Oh sure they get a year or two lording around about how they are 'Sanctified' or 'healthy' or 'special' but eventually all that strutting and parading turns back at them when the larger population slowly becomes enlightened about the issues. Suddenly the people say 'what sort of an asshole says some families are made by Satan? I will not stand with that bullshit'.
Eventually the bigots become the objects of social ridicule.