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Trump Appointee Demands Physical Punishments for Schoolkids: ‘We Gotta Get the Paddle Back’
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imo, 'weird' wasn't the correct word, nor was it strong enough. not sure there is even one single word, 'evil' is closer but still doesn't quite get all the way there.
That's the thing, though: against regular people, it's the mildest of insults if it's even an insult at all.
Against fascists, thought, it's DEVASTATINGLY effective and here's why:
Fascist movements depend on being absolutely convinced that they're the only sane and normal ones in a world gone mad because everyone else is an immoral weirdo. That's how they justify all of their atrocities, and it's what their entire shared identity is about.
When you point out what weirdos their leaders are, that makes them doubt EVERYTHING about them. After all, in their world view, all weirdos are insane and immoral and all righteous people are normal.
Came here to say this. Having Walz starting to point out just how utterly weird a lot of conservatives and Republicans really are was resonating. Sure, they are also evil, mentally ill, etc., but all that can be gotten to and explained later.
Someone with a large platform, pointing at these people and stating the obvious - that they are just so very weird - works to sway people that might otherwise not be paying much attention, or are only hearing stuff from Bullshit Mountain about how "liberals can't define what a woman is" and other such soundbites...
Vengeful. They are full of hate fueled vengeance against everyone.
You're all missing the mark. These people are mentally ill — mainly narcissism, psychopathy, and sadism — to the detriment of all of society.
All of their actions and beliefs are symptoms of their extreme mental illness.