Is the pseudo-intellectual theft of the terms of Jewish persecution a new dogwhistle by the Christian Talibanistas?
If so, what is the message that they are tooting to each other?
(As to the offensiveness of the Christian Taliban co-opting the terms which, up to now, described acts of persecution and murder against Jews by Christians, that is so self-evident that I do not feel the need to expound on it here.)
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Did you get the memo about a "more civil tone?"
Really? You think that is "uncivil"?
Not hardly, and not compared to the hate-filled rhetoric of Wingnut Radio/TV.
I don't know if the attempt to co-opt the term is a signal among the Xian Taliban, but it would certainly fit with their bizarre theological mythologies.
"Control the language and you control the thoughts"
Were one sufficiently cynical, one could see it as a long term strategy to paint the right as the victims in need of protection while cleverly eroding the meanings of these terms so that past lessons will be lost, paving a path back to the ways that led to these activities.
Since the days of newtie and his list of terms to use to vilify the enemy (anyone who disagrees with the right), I don't think there is any terminology used on the right that isn't sanctioned.
Dave
Besides, most of us don't give a fuck about a "more civil tone". We just want the sick fuckers to quit threatening to kill everybody who doesn't agree with their deranged agenda of ignorance, violence, and hate.
- Badtux the Rude Penguin
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