Ian Rose on Nostr: Here's the thing about the pet eating story. Yes, it's bonkers. It's ridiculous. But ...
Here's the thing about the pet eating story. Yes, it's bonkers. It's ridiculous. But it's also classic racist propaganda. It's painting the people you want to scapegoat as something so evil, so alien, that nothing you do to them is too cruel or extreme. "They took our jobs" is meant to drive votes. "They steal and eat dogs" is meant to drive violence.
#uspol
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