When a President Spits on Unity: The 'Scum' Speech That Should Warn Us All -- Thom Hartmann

[erronis]

https://hartmannreport.com/p/when-a-president-spits-on-unity-the-d82

Once you’ve labeled your opponents as subhuman, how do you work with them? How do you compromise? You don’t.

This is an incredibly important point. Rump has passed the threshold - no turning back.

Trump opened Memorial Day in the most disgusting way possible, not by praising our fallen heroes but by attacking Democrats. He wrote on his Nazi-infested social media site on Monday morning:

“Happy Memorial Day to all, including the scum that spent the last four years trying to destroy our country through warped radical left minds…”

When the President of the United States calls members of the oldest political party in the world and a former president “scum,” it’s not just another ugly outburst that embarrasses America before the rest of the world: It’s a warning sign. A bright red flag.

It tells us that something far more sinister than partisan posturing is afoot. Something our media has already decided to overlook in their perpetual effort to normalize the abominable.

This kind of rhetoric isn’t new, and it’s not harmless. History has shown us—again and again—that when political leaders use dehumanizing language to vilify their opponents, they’re in actuality laying the groundwork for authoritarianism, repression, and violence.

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[gab13by13]

1. Thank you for posting Thom Hartmann

Yes, "Democrats are scum," means Democrats are the enemy, are less than human and should be deported, or worse.

[Starbeach]

2. Endlessly Ominous

He is endlessly creating a class of hated Americans, and his followers are to listen and act.