Category: Politics

Per Merriam-Webster, to “dehumanize” is…

to deprive (someone or something) of human qualities, personality, or dignity
to subjection (someone, such as a prisoner) to inhuman or degrading conditions or treatment

Let’s explore a couple examples of reasonable dehumanization.

Rapists are disgusting, filthy animals who deserve nothing more than a quick execution and an eternity spent in damnation. When a rapist forces his or herself onto another, they’re removing the victim’s agency in the most foul manner.

Pedophiles are disgusting, filthy animals who deserve nothing more than a quick execution and an eternity spent in damnation. The psychological trauma of pedophilia on children creates life-long issues, complications and frustrations.

Hopefully, everyone reading this agrees. Do I fully support the dehumanization of rapists and pedophiles? Yes. 100%.

Now, let’s explore the topic of this article having established a standard: the dehumanization of political opponents. In contemporary America, I’m referring to the dehumanization of Donald Trump.

First, let’s see some names Trump has called HIS political opponents.

• Crooked Hillary (Clinton)
  Li’l Marco (Rubio)
  Low Energy Jeb (Bush)
  Creepy Joe (Biden – his internet fans coined this)
  Sleepy Joe (Biden – the more palatable version for TV)
  Mini Mike (Bloomberg)
  Lyin’ Ted (Cruz)
  Lyin’ James (Comey)
  Ron DeSanctimonious (DeSantis)
  Crazy Kamala (Harris)
  Nervous (Nancy)
  Schifty (Adam) Schiff
  Disgusting Pig (Rosie O’Donnell – the only vicious one in my opinion)

Let’s be honest: all but one of these are playground-level snipes. He takes a real or perceived quality of an opponent and exaggerates its negativity.

Now, let’s see some names Trump’s opponents have called HIM.

• Orange Man
  Cheeto Hitler
  Drumpf
  Mango Mussolini
  Tiny Hands
  Tangerine Palpatine
  Orange Foolius
  Apricot Pol Pot
  Racist Trump
  Trump the Grifter
  Twitler

Are we all seeing the difference with some of his nicknames? They’re comparing Trump to some of the worst dictators of the modern era. Hitler was a Nazi and dehumanized numerous groups, but primarily the Jewish. Mussolini was a Fascist and dehumanized numerous groups, but primarily Jews and political opponents. Pol Pot was a Maoist and dehumanized numerous groups, but primarily the Vietnamese and Muslims. These nicknames are meant to dehumanize Trump by likening his character to the aforementioned.

The mainstream media has spent a decade dehumanizing Donald Trump to convince otherwise rational people to treat him in inhumane ways. It only took a decade for a rabid anti-Trump lunatic to almost assassinate him in 2024.

Years ago, I realized the media had achieved their goal when a coworker said, and I quote, “Republicans aren’t even people”.

Here’s the playbook…

1) The media doesn’t like someone.

2) The media repeatedly and viciously draws comparisons to someone and the worst people in modern history.

3) The media waits for a mentally-ill lunatic who’s on “the right side of history” to take matters into their own hands and assassinate someone.

The mainstream media insidiously implants an idea: “If a person could travel back in time and kill Baby Hitler, wouldn’t that be the right choice to save so many? Isn’t taking the life of one man worth saving the lives of millions?” They plant this seed through dehumanizing their opponents.

Did Elon Musk realize he would be next on the chopping block by backing Trump?

When I’m President, I will sign an executive order dehumanizing those who put toilet paper roll on the wrong way. They’re barbarians who deserve nothing but contempt, exclusion and ridicule.

On July 13th 2024, some perpetually online emaciated nerd named Thomas Matthew Crooks fired multiple rounds into a crowd during a rally of former President Donald John Trump in Butler, Pennsylvania. One man was murdered (RIP Compatore), multiple injured and the former President’s ear was grazed. The assassination attempt was almost successful had Trump not turned his head to his right to look at a TV screen at the last second. The reported narrative of this attempt smells fishy, but that’s a topic for another day.

After this attempt, the coordinated mainstream media began using a phrase I’d not heard before in relation to political agitation: “temperature check”. The following day, President Joe Biden advised citizens to “lower the temperature” during his address.

Side note: during this speech, Biden referred to Trump as “Donald”. I believe this was intentional to “lower the temperature”. By referring to Trump by his first name, it evoked feelings of familiarity and friendship. His administration began dialing down their rhetoric. In many ways, it was successful. In others, it merely shifted agitation from Trump to Elon Musk. Again, that’s a topic for another day.

Some of us have learned that most media organizations are owned by a handful of conglomerates. Similar to the “Covid catchphrases”, when one hears a catchphrase repeated from numerous organizations, one can be sure it’s a coordinated effort.

The Democrats and their party-sponsored propaganda apparatus, the mainstream media, began calls to “lower the temperature”, or reduce the increasingly hateful rhetoric spewed towards Trump, Republicans and conservatives. Naive observers might conclude they did this to prevent violence against Trump. Assassinations of political rivals is some third-world banana republic type shit.

However, I’m cynical. The heavily veiled message wasn’t “don’t kill Trump”. It was “don’t kill us”, the establishment, in retaliation for the attempt on Trump. Once that can of worms is opened, every politician becomes fair game. Once that can of worms is opened and crazies from both sides start taking shots at politicians, everything devolves into anarchy. The establishment only has power during order. They lose all power in anarchy.

Why do I think this? It’s because there’s a strong correlation between gun owners, conservatives and patriots. “Patriots” being the original spirit of the Founding Fathers: libertarians who’ll take arms to overthrow governments who don’t represent them. Notice how the mainstream media hasn’t told citizens to “lower the temperature” after Musk’s Tesla dealerships have suffered fire bombings and vandalism? Weird, huh? Musk is a citizen, not an elected official. That’s the difference.

Biden and the mainstream media’s request to “lower the temperature” wasn’t to protect Trump, his administration or his voters going forward. They want him dead. Instead, it was to discourage retaliation from the other side of the aisle, who possesses the majority of firearms in the United States.

When I’m President, I will sign an executive order that requires citizens of each party, who’ve voted at least once, to undergo mandatory weapons training. Republicans will receive training in pistols, rifles and shotguns. Democrats will receive training in assault dildos.