@james-t-freeman.bsky.socialThe goddamn word is “lie.” The Republicans are lying.
There is no both-sidesing the truth. There is no nuancing damned lies as political theater or shoehorning it into the lazy form of horse-race reporting.
It is a story of political repression and base #demonization.
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@no1wasleft2speakup.bsky.social@salisburyuniv.bsky.social: A "common form of #demonization #propaganda is the use of discriminatory & racist imagery to demoralize entire groups of people. This tactic is evident in anti-Semitic propaganda...or....During World War II...exaggerated racial stereotypes [of] the Japanese."
@no1wasleft2speakup.bsky.social@salisburyuniv.bsky.social: #Demonization is a "form of #propaganda [that] dehumanizes the opposition & presents them as monstrous. Depicting the enemy as an evil, destructive aggressor can instigate #hatred & make it easier to rationalize harming or killing them"