Fight Psychopathic Neo-Fascists
That is what they are. No one in between. How can we be wrong?
I am certain, given the definitions from psychology organizations, that we have collectively characterized that the opposition is definitely psychopathic.
Psychopathic means “suffering soul” in its native German. It is from “psychopastiche”, and is a mental condition.
It is obvious, the opposition is exactly of this ilk: psychopaths.
What is a neo-fascist? From the wiki:
Neo-fascism is a post-World War II far-right ideology that includes significant elements of fascism. Neo-fascism usually includes ultranationalism, ultraconservatism, racial supremacy, right-wing populism, authoritarianism, nativism, xenophobia, and anti-immigration sentiment, sometimes with economic liberal issues. Neo-fascists are opposed to social democracy, Marxism, capitalism, parliamentarianism, communism, and socialism—and are sometimes opposed to liberalism and liberal democracy. Allegations that a group is neo-fascist may be hotly contested, especially when the term is used as a political epithet.
These definitions fit to a tee, especially when true capitalism has been thrown under the oligarchy’s bus.
It is obvious to me, the opposition is exactly of this ilk: psychopathic neo-fascists. By definition no other name or label will fit more accurately that this, no matter your preference for a catchy label. I place my hand solemnly on the dictionary, and I swear to this. Go ahead and try to diagnose it. You will not get closer to the reality of what we face: psychopathic neo-fascists.
Psychopathic neo-fascists. Joining both terms together, what we oppose is psychopathic neo-fascists. That is who we fight, by definition. The term rolls off the tongue. As commenter Papa said, that bell “has a certain ring to it, and it cannot be unrung. Melodically sound, descriptively accurate.”
Community’s Buy-In. If we can agree to call them what they are, psychopathic neo-fascists, more people will look up the definitions to test our findings. That is when they will see that we are correct in our assessment. That will reinforce our terminology and give them the confidence to use the terms. In this fashion, we might snowball the terms into the standard lexicon: psychopathic neo-fascists, the root of the MAGA movement.
Stop Using MAGA. I move that we stop using THEIR term MAGA. When using their term, we are using their promotional advertising. That is insane, given their existential threat to this country. Likewise using Trumpers, Trumpets, Trumplers, etc. is promoting Trump, another part of their promotional material. (They are not all pro-Trump.)
And let me say this loudly. I accuse them of being psychopathic neo-fascists, as these definitions fit. It is harsh, negative, and demeaning, but deadly accurate. I intend for it to be perjorative. They have to wear their ugly armband because they are truly ugly—that name they all earned.
Traitors to our Constitution must wear the scarlet letter (Hawthorne, 1850). I do not. They have to defend their actions. I do not. Give them their scarlet letters “PNF” on an armband. Red is the Republican color. (Our armbands could be blue with PNF.)
Psychopathic neo-fascists won the 2024 election.
So let them stew on it—in their cesspool. The Republican Party is dominated by psychopathic neo-fascists.
Who will make these armbands? Who will distribute these atmbands in Congress. If we beat this drum, calling them out, they have no refuge in the English language! Except:
Them: I am not!
Us: You are too!
I did receive very mature comments on my last post—
My name for them.
I received a recommendation from Bob Panzer that was a good one: to call the opposition “neo-Nazi sociopaths”. Sounded much better to me than my neo-Nazi weirdos and neo-Nazi fascists. For sound due diligence, I had to look deeper into the actual definitions of the words themselves. Make no mistake. The definitions must fit to a tee or we are wrong and…
There could not have been a comment better than this one from Papa, the best comment ever:
Papa is a United States Marine Corps vet who is Papa to 3 granddaughters.
Papa points out that the usability of a term when it just rolls off the tongue with ease is profoundly better than when it does not. (Isabella Rossilini comes to mind.) That is important to those of us with careers dealing with messaging. Also, the term must be dead-on accurate. That is key to sustainable credibility. (One inaccuracy is a killer.)
I feel like we are off to a good start. One can see how putting multiple heads together is so much better than just listening to Carl. (That is a rule at home that my wife and daughter have. I seldom even get a vote.)
We are close to turning this over to the higher-level spin doctors. Input is solicited, especially the downsides.
It may be time for me to move onto topics anew. Have you noticed the periods twist 6° when you switch the typeface to italics? O Ø
Psychopathic as an adjective, ArcticStones, is not the plural. Neo-fascists are the plural. Anyone that joined that cult is included because of their membership card. Each of those with a card, as individuals, must answer the charge for themselves. Our answering for them seems defeatist, and not an appropriate way to do battle with them. “It puts the lotion on its skin, or it gets the hose again.” Questions are: Does my calling any individual a psychopathic neo-fascist expose me to a claim of defamation? (I think not if offered as my opinion.) Does my calling the group of them psychopathic neo-fascists expose me to defamation. That is clearly a no. Your take?’
HELP TANK TRUMP’s Inauguration Ratings
Trump really values his TV ratings and crowd sizes. This is why he went apoplectic when even the National Park Service documented that Obama’s crowd was bigger.
Well, this year Trump’s crowd will be tiny. Due to a forecast of moderate Greenland-like weather, the inauguration is being moved inside the Capitol. (Rather than being a coward, Bernie would just have put on mittens and a hat.)
How are ratings determined? They count the number of TVs on and what they are tuned to.
Here is how to tank Trump’s TV ratings: Leave your TV on, just switch it to any channel that is NOT broadcasting his inauguration. National Geographic or even the Food Channel will do. Go for a walk, wash your hair, take a nap, do your daily commute and go to work if you have to, make love to your partner if you want – but just leave your TV on.
*) Unfortunately, I will not be able to heed my own advice. My wife and I got rid of our TV more than a decade ago. We may, however, stream a good movie or re-watch Nixon’s and Agnew’s resignation speeches, or perhaps re-watch the debate in which Kamala Harris demolished Trump.
**) Credit to the Borowitz Report and top commenter Debra Poneman.