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Recently I heard where some MAGAs said Chump (Original Post) kairos12 Nov 2023 OP
One could argue Turbineguy Nov 2023 #1
Not equivalent. Voltaire2 Nov 2023 #2
Did she imply advocacy for their extermination? EYESORE 9001 Nov 2023 #3
Humans can be deplorable, they are never vermin. marble falls Nov 2023 #4
Trump-Twisted-Logic czarjak Nov 2023 #5

Turbineguy

(37,483 posts)
1. One could argue
Wed Nov 15, 2023, 01:23 PM
Nov 2023

that "deplorable" is more up-market and educated sounding than "vermin".

Hitler appealed to the lower classes of German society who were wiped out by runaway inflation brought on by the Treaty of Versailles.

Trump supporters were wiped out by price rises of Twinkies, or something.

Voltaire2

(13,463 posts)
2. Not equivalent.
Wed Nov 15, 2023, 01:50 PM
Nov 2023

A deplorable person is still a person. A vermin is a nonhuman pest that humans generally kill on sight.

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