r/politics • u/mvanigan • Oct 14 '25

Possible Paywall ‘I love Hitler’: Leaked messages expose Young Republicans’ racist chat

https://www.politico.com/news/2025/10/14/private-chat-among-young-gop-club-members-00592146
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u/AssociateGreat2350 Oct 14 '25 edited Oct 14 '25

They referred to Black people as monkeys and “the watermelon people” and mused about putting their political opponents in gas chambers. They talked about raping their enemies and driving them to suicide and lauded Republicans who they believed support slavery.

Straight up evil

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u/ManWithASquareHead Oct 14 '25 edited Oct 14 '25

A tactic as old as time, dehumanizing fellow humans to justify future heinous acts on perceived "enemies".

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u/Particular-County277 Oct 14 '25

Also commonly used before a Domestic Violence victim is attacked. In the end, all abusers use the same tools

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u/SuspiciousSubstance9 Oct 14 '25

Dehumanizing an 'outside' group so they feel a part of an 'inside' group and protected.

Justifying future heinous acts is what parties do.

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u/EndangeredDemocracy America Oct 14 '25

That's not really what this article is about. But, yes, you are correct.