When did it become acceptable for politicians to refer to people by slurs?
In previous years, people on opposite sides of the political fence would refer to each other as opponent, their full name, or throw in a title. When referring to constituents who disagreed, they would use equally neutral terms usually using the party name or by the organization name. There might even be a dismissive, “some groups.”
That has gone out the window and it’s considered acceptable and fashionable to refer to people by slurs.
Trump uses derogatory and racial slurs when referring to everything he disagrees with especially someone foreign. Most Republicans have taken up the mantle using terms like:
Stupid, freaks, sleazy, slime ball, losers, and godless, just to name a couple. Not sure if that last one is a complement for us or not.
But seriously, when did it become acceptable for elected political officials to refer to each other and us in this manner? Aren’t they supposed to represent all people in a jurisdiction, district, state, country, even those that didn’t vote for them?
That sort of behavior and language isn’t tolerated in schools, clubs, the workplace or even government buildings. What do you think will happen if you spout off like this to a judge, the CEO of your company, your child’s principal or teacher?
Equally, would you accept that kind of crap from your manager, partner, or coworker?
It’s no longer about discussing an idea, it’s about attacking and dismissing the person. There is no need to prove your point, show contradictory facts, or refer to a track record, just call everyone around you stupid.
You could count on, “Let my track record show…”
Now you get “I’ll tell you what’s wrong with these stupid people…”
“Let me show you what these idiots are trying to do…”
It has been asked whether politicians and other public figures should be held to a higher standard. Not calling people names is a matter of decency, not a higher standard.
Trump uses so many derogatory names, there is an entire page to catalog them [1]