Hard on the heels of Torturepalooza! comes The Enemy Dehumanizing Tour ’04!, kicked off by one of my oldest and dearest friends:
“It is a technique of war. During WWII people didn’t refer to the enemy as ‘Japs’ and ‘Krauts’ for no reason. It enables us to suspend our civility temporarily to do what is necessary to do. It enables us to distance these animals from normal human beings.”
Well, hey, if they were animals all along, I guess we don’t need to dehumanize them, huh? (Also a funny turn of phrase for a woman who didn’t have an ounce of “civility” in the first place.)
All of this started when Lil’ Kim du Toit got his knickers in a twist when some people objected to him calling Arabs “ragheads.” The poor baby was so distraught, he decided to give up blogging for the day. And then his wife swept in to defend him. Now who’s pussified, Lil’ Kim?
Which gave me an idea – why not combine the best of torture with the best of dehumanization? I’d like to propose the creation of Ronald W. Reagan Camel-Fucker Re-Education Camps throughout the nation. Lock up everyone with at least 1/4 Arab blood, and torture them until they talk. They must know something, right? Then on Tuesdays and Thursdays, we can stick their heads through holes in the walls, and God-fearing Americans can toss eggs, rocks, etc. at them, $1 a pop.
After all, we’re not the enemy. They are.
The traitorous press won’t be invited, of course, except to cover the Lynndie Awards, given out to the best poster or weblog rant to convince weak, Arab-loving Americans that the camel-fucking ragheads are really just animals. Well, for now at least.