Amnesty International:
“2016 was the year when the cynical use of ‘us vs them’ narratives of blame, hate and fear took on a global prominence to a level not seen since the 1930s. Too many politicians are answering legitimate economic and security fears with a poisonous and divisive manipulation of identity politics in an attempt to win votes,” said Salil Shetty, Secretary General of Amnesty International.
“Divisive fear-mongering has become a dangerous force in world affairs. Whether it is Trump, Orban, Erdoğan or Duterte, more and more politicians calling themselves anti-establishment are wielding a toxic agenda that hounds, scapegoats and dehumanizes entire groups of people.
“Today’s politics of demonization shamelessly peddles a dangerous idea that some people are less human than others, stripping away the humanity of entire groups of people. This threatens to unleash the darkest aspects of human nature.”
https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2017/02/amnesty-international-annual-report-201617/Remember, this little exchange started with the claim that the people of Alabama hated children. One angry, frustrated little comment isn't exactly a hate crime, of course, but it is part of a very dangerous development. First they infected the right, demonizing Democrats, for the purpose of dividing and conquering us, and now it's spreading to the left to finish the job.
Say no to the Dark Side, or we could end up living in it. And then we'd
have to control what we say in public big time.
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