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In reply to the discussion: Arizona GOP official resigns after saying poor women should be sterilized [View all]Scalded Nun
(1,681 posts)They really moved along on the 30s. The 40s brought about their deserved destruction.
Dehumanize people based upon lifestyle, religion, gender, income, reliance on outside support (welfare, food stamps, etc.), union membership, etc. and you make them non-human. You make them things. It is easy (far less complicated) to eradicate a thing.
You pit one side/group against the other, then repeat with ever-shrinking groups. The end result is just 1 small group to deal with when the time comes.
Much of what you see now in our country is that same results-driven philosophy that has been in motion for a while. They (ultra-rich conservatives and their minions) are just more emboldened in their willingness to spout it due to general acceptance by the population and media.