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Missouri has decided to turn down millions in federal food aid for low-income children
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this post was submitted on 15 Jul 2023
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I don't know that it is dramatic - these people are willingly (and often happily) starving kids. What else would you call someone who looks at a child whose only meal that day may come from school and says, "Nah, it wins me points with my base, go ahead and starve"? Monster, maybe, but they labeled themselves terrorists, and I always like to use people's preferred names.
I think you can find better terminology to make your point. People have overused 'terrorist' since the 9/11 attacks, and yeah, it comes off as a little dramatic and likely makes it harder for you to get the buy-in you want on the point you're trying to make.
If I have to soften my language to get buy in on the issue of "children shouldn't have to starve in one of the richest countries in the world," I think that says everything it needs to about anyone opposing it, namely that they're both incredibly hateful, and also huge crybaby bitches.
True, but you kind of do have to.
Unless someone self-identifies as a terrorist or fascist, I try to avoid that using that terminology when I'm working to change someone's point of view. My rule of thumb is to try to approach things the way The Satanic Temple would, seeing as how they tend to be more effective at politicking than most.
The thing is that they did self identify as terrorists. It was a giant banner at cpac some years ago. "We are all domestic terrorists" I believe were the words.
Not only that, but the actions here can actually fall in the definition of terrorism. For the last 4+ years, I've also heard similar arguments to yours about calling the right, Nazis, but here we are with literal Nazis eaving the flag, disturbing the peace, and spreading hate.
If it looks like a shit and smells like a shit, it's not a stick, it's a Republican.
... you're going to wait for someone to self identify?
"Hey we're the enslavers, we're here to enslave people." That's what you're expecting?