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7. It's a concept that's been around for decades

Trump’s election denialism “Will be wild!” Tweet, and rally created a permission structure for the January 6 insurrection.

The fake “Protocols of the Elders of Zion” and the use of dehumanizing language and images created a permission structure for antisemitism and ultimately the Holocaust.

Lies about immigrant crime, eating pets, etc. create a permission structure for ICE to terrorize immigrant communities.

Using dehumanizing language, such as comparing people to vermin or insects(rather than accurate but unemotional descriptors of contemptible actions), about political opponents creates a permission structure for political violence.

Casually using the misogynist word “whore” in an emotional tirade against a woman whose actions are disgusting and contemptible, if unchallenged, creates a permission structure for others to use other misogynistic terms.

Words have meaning, and word choice matters.