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Dehumanization 1st Step Toward Oppression

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The first step in attacking and oppressing a group of people is to dehumanize them. Even people on the fence of an issue will often grow uncomfortable upon hearing talk of attacking and oppressing "people." However, attacking an "ideology" or "ism", well, that's just fine! We don't like that ideology or "ism", so go for it.


"People" are your friends, your cousins, your coworkers. When those in power or groups of people go on the attack against LGBT people, you may think of your gay cousin, your lesbian high school friend, or your trans coworker, and it may cross your mind that you don't really support attacking them personally.


An "ideology", an "ism", or "propaganda"? Hearing that attacked my not set off as many alarm bells among the people. "They're not attacking my cousin personally. They're just trying to protect us and our children from gender ideology." Dehumanization accomplished.


Russia uses "LGBT propaganda" and the "international LGBT movement" as the cover language for attacking LGBT PEOPLE and the rights of LGBT PEOPLE.


The Hungarian and Polish far-right use "LGBT ideology" rather than LGBT people when it goes onto the attack against LGBT people and their rights.


And now the Trump administration has learned from Russia and Hungary, and they've imported Russian and Hungarian attacks against people calling it now "gender ideology" and "transgenderism." That's right, they are taking their cues directly from Russian and Hungarian authoritarians. They've imported Russian and Hungarian extremism to the USA.


Why have they done this? It works! It's been very successful in Russia. It has been very successful in Hungary. Fortunately, in Poland, more recent elections through out the part of "LGBT ideology" from the legislature, but it still lurks in the background in Poland which at one point had areas creating "LGBT-free zones" where gay people were even more openly stripped of dignity and rights.


Just remember, when you hear things like "gender ideology" and "transgenderism" those are made-up words they are using to try to make you feel better about attacking other human beings for simply trying to exist as who they are. They are attacking me. They are attacking my husband. They are attacking your cousins, your coworkers, your high school friends.


What do you do? Do you ignore the attacks on other human beings? Do you support the attacks against other human beings? Or do you stand up and speak out against harming us?


This is now happening in the USA. What do you do?


  • Kyle T

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