By Calling More Than Half the Country ‘Scum,’ Trump Is Raising a Bright Red Flag

[Nordberg]

she called all trump supporters deplorables...............stop the bullshit.

Try reading what she said. It was half. The half that you are a member of. https://www.npr.org/2016/09/10/4934...orables-in-full-context-of-this-ugly-campaign She had sympathy for the other half.

 

[Lionfish]

No Kings!

Fuck you asshole. You supported the assassination of your president so, fuck you!

 

[SmarterthanYou]

Try reading what she said. It was half. The half that you are a member of. https://www.npr.org/2016/09/10/4934...orables-in-full-context-of-this-ugly-campaign She had sympathy for the other half.

what am I a member of, exactly?

 

[Nordberg]

what am I a member of, exactly?

The people fooled by right-wing propaganda. You are a Bannonite, Alex Jonesian ,Trumpian, worshiper of the wealthy.

 

[Jarod]

U.S. President Donald 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:



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.

In a healthy democracy, political disagreements are expected. Even fierce debates over policy and direction are part of the process. But a functioning democracy depends on a shared understanding that both sides, no matter how much they disagree, are legitimate participants in the system.

The moment that idea is tossed aside—when one side starts branding the other not as the loyal opposition but as enemies, traitors, or “scum”—democracy starts to fail.

When a president engages in this kind of language, he’s not just lashing out at critics. He’s explicitly trying to erase the legitimacy of any voice but his own.

This tactic is not original. It’s ripped from the playbooks of authoritarians throughout history.

• Hitler routinely referred to Jews, communists, and democratic socialists as “vermin” and “filth,” conditioning the German public to accept ever-increasing acts of brutality and repression.
• In Rwanda, Hutu leaders called Tutsis “cockroaches” on the radio for months before the genocide began.
• In Serbia, Slobodan Milošević labeled political opponents and ethnic minorities as “parasites” and “traitors” before launching ethnic cleansing campaigns.

Language like this isn’t about winning arguments. It’s about destroying opposition.

Donald Trump has flirted with this disgusting sort of rhetoric for years, calling the press “the enemy of the people,” mocking disabled journalists, referring to immigrants as “animals,” and branding his political opponents as “radicals” or “traitors.”

But labeling Democrats—over 45 million American citizens—as “scum” is a different level of escalation. It’s not just name-calling. It’s a signal. A test balloon. A way of seeing how far he can go. And if there’s no consequence, he’ll go further.

What happens when a leader no longer sees himself as the president of all Americans, but only of those who worship him? What happens when one party becomes synonymous with the state, and all others are demonized?

You get systems like Vladimir Putin’s Russia, where opposition leaders are jailed, poisoned, or pushed out of windows. You get Viktor Orbán’s Hungary, where the ruling party rewrites the constitution to lock in power and crush dissent. You get a country where elections still happen, but they no longer mean anything.

Trump’s use of the word “scum” may seem like just another day in MAGA world, but it is, in fact, part of a much larger and more deliberate strategy. It’s designed to radicalize his base, to cast Democrats not as fellow Americans with different ideas but as dangerous enemies who must be defeated at all costs. It’s designed to terrify Trump’s opponents and paralyze the media.

When you convince people that the opposition is not just wrong but evil, the next logical step is to justify extraordinary actions to stop them, whether that’s purging them from government, throwing them in jail, or inciting paramilitary violence against them.

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He hates most Americans.

 

[SmarterthanYou]

The people fooled by right-wing propaganda. You are a Bannonite, Alex Jonesian ,Trumpian, worshiper of the wealthy.

and you have verifiable proof of this?

 

[Into the Night]

U.S. President Donald 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:

Godwin's Law.

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.

The Democrats are not the oldest political party in the world.
The Byzantine Empire had political parties.

You and other Democrats are scum.

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.

The media, which is mostly owned and operated by Democrats ARE attempting 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.

The Democrats support violent factions such as Antifa, BLM, the KKK, etc.

In a healthy democracy, political disagreements are expected. Even fierce debates over policy and direction are part of the process. But a functioning democracy depends on a shared understanding that both sides, no matter how much they disagree, are legitimate participants in the system.

The United States was never a democracy. The oligarchy you want is not a democracy either.

The moment that idea is tossed aside—when one side starts branding the other not as the loyal opposition but as enemies, traitors, or “scum”—democracy starts to fail.

The United States was never a democracy.

When a president engages in this kind of language, he’s not just lashing out at critics. He’s explicitly trying to erase the legitimacy of any voice but his own.

I don't consider the voice of Democrats legitimate either.

This tactic is not original. It’s ripped from the playbooks of authoritarians throughout history.

Trump is President of the United States. He has all the authority of the President of the United States.

• Hitler routinely referred to Jews, communists, and democratic socialists as “vermin” and “filth,” conditioning the German public to accept ever-increasing acts of brutality and repression.

Hitler was a socialist, like Democrats. Trump is a capitalist. Socialism is not capitalism.

• In Rwanda, Hutu leaders called Tutsis “cockroaches” on the radio for months before the genocide began.
• In Serbia, Slobodan Milošević labeled political opponents and ethnic minorities as “parasites” and “traitors” before launching ethnic cleansing campaigns.

I see you are living in fear. Good.

Language like this isn’t about winning arguments. It’s about destroying opposition.

Trump already won any arguments from Democrats. You destroyed yourselves.

Donald Trump has flirted with this disgusting sort of rhetoric for years, calling the press “the enemy of the people,”

Democrat run press is the enemy of the people.

mocking disabled journalists,

When?

referring to immigrants as “animals,”

Illegal aliens that commit violent crimes are animals.

and branding his political opponents as “radicals” or “traitors.”

Biden committed four acts of treason.

But labeling Democrats—over 45 million American citizens—as “scum” is a different level of escalation. It’s not just name-calling. It’s a signal. A test balloon. A way of seeing how far he can go. And if there’s no consequence, he’ll go further.

You ARE scum.

What happens when a leader no longer sees himself as the president of all Americans, but only of those who worship him? What happens when one party becomes synonymous with the state, and all others are demonized?

Democrat tyranny.

You get systems like Vladimir Putin’s Russia, where opposition leaders are jailed, poisoned, or pushed out of windows. You get Viktor Orbán’s Hungary, where the ruling party rewrites the constitution to lock in power and crush dissent. You get a country where elections still happen, but they no longer mean anything.

Democrat tyranny. You don't get to rewrite the Constitution. DON'T TRY TO HIDE BEHIND THE CONSTITUTION YOU DESPISE!

Trump’s use of the word “scum” may seem like just another day in MAGA world,

MAGA isn't a world, scum.

but it is, in fact, part of a much larger and more deliberate strategy.

What 'strategy'? You ARE scum.

It’s designed to radicalize his base,

You can't blame your radical behavior on anybody else, scum.

to cast Democrats not as fellow Americans with different ideas but as dangerous enemies who must be defeated at all costs.

You have ALREADY been defeated, scum.

It’s designed to terrify Trump’s opponents and paralyze the media.

It is YOU living in fear, scum.

When you convince people that the opposition is not just wrong but evil,

Okay...let's look at the recent history of Democrats:

* Supporting the murder of children before they are born.
* Supporting the mutilation of children in the name of 'gender choice'.
* Supporting putting children in 'gun free zones' where they can be mass murdered by a nutcase wacked out on psychoquackery drugs pushed by Democrats.
* Supporting violent factions like the KKK, Antifa, and BLM.
* Supporting the banning and limitations of firearms.
* Supporting federal government censorship.
* Supporting the invasion of the United States.
* Supporting civil war against citizens of the United States.
* Lawfare and persecution of political opponents.
* Slander.
* Graft.
* Supporting organized crime.

Democrats are scum.

the next logical step is to justify extraordinary actions to stop them, whether that’s purging them from government, throwing them in jail, or inciting paramilitary violence against them.

You have ALREADY been defeated, scum. Trump was elected.

 

[Into the Night]

She didn't call half the country deplorable.

Correct. She called more than half the country deplorable.

 

[Into the Night]

She said half.

She lied.

 

[Into the Night]

She said half of Trump supporters.

Never did. Stop making shit up.

 

[Into the Night]

He hates most Americans.

You are describing yourself again, Pretender. You're scum too.

 

[Nordberg]

and you have verifiable proof of this?

Your posts prove it every day.

 

[SmarterthanYou]

Your posts prove it every day.

so that's a no. thanks.

 

[Walt]

yeah, she did.

Clinton called half of trump's ardent supporters deplorables. About half of the people voted for trump, about half of them were strong supporters, and so she said that one eighth of America is deplorables.

On a regular basis, party of trump members claim that the majority of Americans are scum.