Groypers

 Richardson unpacks both a subtly inflammatory social media post from Homeland Security and JD Vance's rejection of American ideals.

One reason it's inflammatory is that it makes use of coded Nazi language (twin capital Hs, 14 words). One of the problems with Naziism, especially since World War II but even then, is that Fascists use "humor" and sarcasm to make outrageous statements and then deride people who take their words seriously. All the while this advances certain ideas and words that start out as "jokes" but become acceptable discourse through repetition. 

Recently, Musk and other Rightists have been resurrecting the word "retard" online as a slur. Given the fascination that everyone RFK to Trump to many many others have with genetics and even eugenics, it's hard not to see where they could be going with this. First, you use it as a slur, an insult to someone who you think is stupid, then it's not that far down the road to dehumanizing the developmentally disabled and embracing eugenics and forced sterilization.

We've done it before.