Pete Orrall<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mas.to/@markwyner" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>markwyner</span></a></span> </p><p>Unfortunately, the writing has been on the wall for years. <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> has proven track record of <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/racist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>racist</span></a> and <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/dehumanizing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>dehumanizing</span></a> rhetoric. As much as he <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/lies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>lies</span></a> pathologically, he is pathologically honest about his <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/corruption" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>corruption</span></a> and will to violate <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/humanrights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>humanrights</span></a>. His raging contempt for <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/life" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>life</span></a> is palpable internationally.</p><p>70M "Americans" gave their ultimate support to <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/DirtbagDon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DirtbagDon</span></a> in November 2024. It speaks volumes to what values <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/americans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>americans</span></a> really hold.</p><p>It's fucked up. We must resist and insist.</p>
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JdeB<p><a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/Gaza" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Gaza</span></a> <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/DeHumanizing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DeHumanizing</span></a> <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/Propaganda" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Propaganda</span></a></p><p>And this girl [the first] really believes this ! Justifying the very defenition of <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/Genocide" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Genocide</span></a> !<br>Luck has it that other people [the second] still know to think.</p><p>"Dehumanizing propaganda creates a backlash effect." [ ± 1-3 min]<br>by ParkrosePermacultu [Jun 8, 2025]</p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/shorts/ScUdvSHi1XE" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">youtube.com/shorts/ScUdvSHi1XE</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> </p><p><a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/NeverAgain" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NeverAgain</span></a> <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/StopTheGenocide" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>StopTheGenocide</span></a> <br><a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/JusticeForHindRajab" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>JusticeForHindRajab</span></a> <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/JusticeForRifaatRadwan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>JusticeForRifaatRadwan</span></a><br><a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/JailForNetanyahu" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>JailForNetanyahu</span></a> <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/JailForGallant" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>JailForGallant</span></a> <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/SmotrichRaus" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SmotrichRaus</span></a></p>
Prainbow (she/her) 🏔️Colorado<p>Celebrity dominance culture and addiction to cruelty and vengeance are two sides of the same coin. <br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/dehumanizing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>dehumanizing</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/disinformation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>disinformation</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/AntiScience" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AntiScience</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/fascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fascism</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/oppression" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>oppression</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/supremacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>supremacy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SocialMedia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SocialMedia</span></a></p>
h o ʍ l e t t<p>→ Here are some of the horrible things that you can now say on Instagram and Facebook (by <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.xyz/@rjcc" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>rjcc</span></a></span>)<br><a href="https://www.theverge.com/2025/1/7/24338471/meta-hate-speech-hateful-conduct-policy-moderation" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theverge.com/2025/1/7/24338471</span><span class="invisible">/meta-hate-speech-hateful-conduct-policy-moderation</span></a></p><p>“Meta is giving the green light for people to target LGBTQ people, women, <a href="https://mamot.fr/tags/immigrants" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>immigrants</span></a>, and other <a href="https://mamot.fr/tags/marginalized" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>marginalized</span></a> groups with <a href="https://mamot.fr/tags/violence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>violence</span></a>, <a href="https://mamot.fr/tags/vitriol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>vitriol</span></a>, and <a href="https://mamot.fr/tags/dehumanizing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>dehumanizing</span></a> narratives. With these changes, Meta is continuing to normalize anti-LGBTQ hatred for <a href="https://mamot.fr/tags/profit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>profit</span></a> — at the expense of its users and true <a href="https://mamot.fr/tags/freedom" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>freedom</span></a> of expression.”</p><p><a href="https://mamot.fr/tags/Instagram" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Instagram</span></a> <a href="https://mamot.fr/tags/Facebook" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Facebook</span></a> <a href="https://mamot.fr/tags/Meta" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Meta</span></a> <a href="https://mamot.fr/tags/LGBTQ" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LGBTQ</span></a> <a href="https://mamot.fr/tags/women" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>women</span></a></p>
eicker.news ᳇ tech news<p>»Inside <a href="https://eicker.news/tags/Meta" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Meta</span></a>’s <a href="https://eicker.news/tags/dehumanizing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>dehumanizing</span></a> new <a href="https://eicker.news/tags/speechpolicies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>speechpolicies</span></a> for <a href="https://eicker.news/tags/transpeople" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>transpeople</span></a>: "A <a href="https://eicker.news/tags/transperson" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>transperson</span></a> isn't a he or she, it's an it," reads a new <a href="https://eicker.news/tags/guideline" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>guideline</span></a> telling <a href="https://eicker.news/tags/moderators" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>moderators</span></a> what is now allowed.« <a href="https://www.platformer.news/meta-new-trans-guidelines-hate-speech/?eicker.news" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">platformer.news/meta-new-trans</span><span class="invisible">-guidelines-hate-speech/?eicker.news</span></a> <a href="https://eicker.news/tags/tech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tech</span></a> <a href="https://eicker.news/tags/media" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>media</span></a></p>
LaemenPang<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.ie/@EugeneMcParland" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>EugeneMcParland</span></a></span> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Truth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Truth</span></a> just read up on <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/WWI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WWI</span></a> and <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/WWII" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WWII</span></a> with a new improved more <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/DeHumanizing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DeHumanizing</span></a> platform. <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/When" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>When</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Organize" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Organize</span></a>. <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Germany" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Germany</span></a> has started to copmletely fucking <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Mobilize" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Mobilize</span></a> their military. This is not a drill, it's like being in that movie with <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/JohnVoight" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>JohnVoight</span></a> where the two excons are on a run away train. <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/StrapIn" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>StrapIn</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p>…<a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> has also incorrectly said that <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Haitians" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Haitians</span></a> in <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Springfield" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Springfield</span></a> are in the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/US" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>US</span></a> illegally, though local officials have rebutted that as well. The migrants were granted temporary protected status <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/TPS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TPS</span></a> in the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/UnitedStates" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UnitedStates</span></a> after fleeing <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/violence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>violence</span></a> at home.<br>
The claims are the latest instances of Trump using <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/dehumanizing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>dehumanizing</span></a> language when talking about people who immigrate to the US. They also mirror stereotypes some Americans have used against foreigners in the US for nearly 1½ centuries.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/TrumpLies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TrumpLies</span></a></p>
PhoenixSerenity<p>*I've had some horrific lived experiences with both folks who have <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/DisabilityFetish" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DisabilityFetish</span></a> & folks who were only interested in me as a <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/DisabledWoman" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DisabledWoman</span></a> dating experiment - without telling me, I'm an experiment. Both types of these experiences harmed me & are abusive & exploitive.*</p><p>When we talk about <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/DisabledPeople" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DisabledPeople</span></a> having awesome sex lives, sometimes something <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/dehumanizing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>dehumanizing</span></a> creeps into the mix: Some (usually nondisabled) people profess an "attraction to disability."</p><p><a href="https://www.scarleteen.com/read/disability/disabled-sex-yes/your-body-not-sex-object-devotees-and-disability" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">scarleteen.com/read/disability</span><span class="invisible">/disabled-sex-yes/your-body-not-sex-object-devotees-and-disability</span></a></p>
Hopeful Humanizer<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://press.coop/@NPR" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>NPR</span></a></span> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/Dehumanizing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Dehumanizing</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/rhetoric" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>rhetoric</span></a> (e.g. <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/amalek" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>amalek</span></a>) and <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/EthnicCleansing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EthnicCleansing</span></a> as policy at the highest levels of <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/israel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>israel</span></a> government and <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/idf" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>idf</span></a> leads to a "permission structure" that encourages targeting anything that moves. As for <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/israeli" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>israeli</span></a> apologies and denials, see <a href="https://sfba.social/@hopefulhumanizer/112218606754704350" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">sfba.social/@hopefulhumanizer/</span><span class="invisible">112218606754704350</span></a></p>
Susan Larson ♀️🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️🌈<p><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Underfire" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Underfire</span></a> again for <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/violent" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>violent</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/language" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>language</span></a> and <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/dehumanizing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>dehumanizing</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/antiimmigrant" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>antiimmigrant</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/rhetoric" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>rhetoric</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Controversial" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Controversial</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/speech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>speech</span></a> at a <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/campaign" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>campaign</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/event" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>event</span></a> for <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Ohio" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Ohio</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Senate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Senate</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/candidate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>candidate</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/BernieMoreno" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BernieMoreno</span></a> over the weekend. <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Extremism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Extremism</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/experts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>experts</span></a> say it’s just part of escalating <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/violent" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>violent</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/rhetoric" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>rhetoric</span></a> on the campaign trail.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Women" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Women</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Transgender" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Transgender</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/LGBTQ" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LGBTQ</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/LGBTQIA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LGBTQIA</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Conservatives" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Conservatives</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Extremism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Extremism</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Fascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Fascism</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/RepublicanParty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RepublicanParty</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Hate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Hate</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Bigotry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Bigotry</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Violence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Violence</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Genocide" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Genocide</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Discrimination" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Discrimination</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Transphobia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Transphobia</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/ThePartyOfHate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ThePartyOfHate</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/trump-under-fire-again-for-violent-language-and-dehumanizing-anti-immigrant-rhetoric" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">pbs.org/newshour/show/trump-un</span><span class="invisible">der-fire-again-for-violent-language-and-dehumanizing-anti-immigrant-rhetoric</span></a></p>
DoomsdaysCW<p>What Donald Trump, Vladimir Putin and Viktor Orbán Understand About Your Brain </p><p>By Marcel Danesi, 07/30/2023</p><p>"My research analyzes real speeches made by politicians past and present, including those of <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a>, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Orba%CC%81n" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Orbán</span></a> and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Putin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Putin</span></a>, using cognitive linguistics — a branch of linguistics that examines the relationship between language and the mind. What I have found is that throughout history, speeches by <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/dictators" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>dictators</span></a> and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/autocrats" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>autocrats</span></a> have one thing in common: they use <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/dehumanizing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>dehumanizing</span></a> metaphors to instill and propagate hatred of others.</p><p>"It is well-documented that for example words like 'reptiles' and 'parasites' were used by the Nazi regime to compare outsiders and minorities to animals. Strongmen throughout history have referred to targeted social groups as 'rats' or 'pests' or 'a plague.'"</p><p><a href="https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2023/07/30/the-connection-between-political-lies-and-conspiracy-theories-00108378" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">politico.com/news/magazine/202</span><span class="invisible">3/07/30/the-connection-between-political-lies-and-conspiracy-theories-00108378</span></a></p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/LittleManWithin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LittleManWithin</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/DivideAndConquer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DivideAndConquer</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Propaganda" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Propaganda</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Dictators" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Dictators</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Fascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Fascism</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/TheBalladOfTheLittleMan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TheBalladOfTheLittleMan</span></a></p>
DopeGhoti<p>Dear Literally Every <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/Business" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Business</span></a> on the Planet:</p><p>Persons are not "Resources". They are not commodities meant to be purchased in bulk, exploited or exhausted, and then discarded, recycled, or resold.</p><p>Printer paper is a resource. Time is a resource. The company knowledge base is a resource. Fuel is a resource. Persons are not.</p><p>Persons are distinct, unique, thinking, feeling sentient beings. They are <u>resourceful</u>. They <u>use</u> company resources (and in many cases their own resources) in order to make your company function.</p><p>Stop referring to persons as resources. It is disrespectful. It is rude. It is <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/dehumanizing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>dehumanizing</span></a>. </p><p>Until you stop doing so, I <em>will</em> be the person who derails every single meeting I am in by making this point every single time you do it.</p><p>XOXO,<br>A Person, Not A Resource</p>
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