# Unjust warning for responding to dehumanizing language

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**Created:** [August 13, 2022, 11:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unjust-warning-for-responding-to-dehumanizing-language/969623 "2022-08-13T23:50:44Z")\
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**Author:** ![CaptMurdock](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/captmurdock/32/11736_2.png) [@CaptMurdock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CaptMurdock)\
**Post date:** [August 14, 2022, 3:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unjust-warning-for-responding-to-dehumanizing-language/969623/39 "2022-08-14T15:58:49Z")

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Okay. As the one who wrote [the message Ock originally responded to,](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fbi-search-and-seizure-of-trumps-mar-a-lago-residence-08-08-22/969329/895) I feel the need to weigh in. Admittedly, I used less than diplomatic language to describe the people who have threatened federal law enforcement personnel for the sole offense of carrying out their sworn duties, in serving a legal warrant. I called the ones who have threaten to commit acts of terrorism or even start a civil war “bottom-feeding scumbags” and “assclowns”. I realize that is not conducive for a more unified atmosphere in this country. Sometimes, I get sick of being the guy who extends a hand in friendship and gets his fingers slammed in the door.

[My previous post,](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fbi-search-and-seizure-of-trumps-mar-a-lago-residence-08-08-22/969329/878) where I brought up the death penalty for espionage, is perhaps where the conversation started to go off topic. As before, I apologize. (Actually, I meant it partly as a joke, which seemingly no one picked up on. Oh well, they can’t all be gems…)

That said:

> [@octopus](#):
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> The post that I was responding to which used dehumanizing language towards political opponents didn’t even get a note.

Here as elsewhere, you misrepresented my statement. Nowhere did I say that _all Republicans_ should be gunned down by the Army. When armed thugs are attacking FBI offices, they cross the line from “political opponents” to “domestic terrorists”.

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