Joseph Goebbels cultivated the German people to accept and enable the Nazi extermination of Jews, Roma, gays and other undesirables.
Rwanda’s Felicien Kabuga directed Hutus to massacre Tutsis, broadcasting their names and locations. Remember the Rwanda genocide or the Holocaust? Both were in part driven by the voice on the radio. They will continue to need their fix of hate. Limbaugh, a former opioid addict, knew about addiction and got his listeners hooked.
It’s also safer to think Limbaugh’s death somehow portends a respite. That sentiment is an old school wishful moral high ground that pretends that death somehow expunges sin and we can all move on. Missouri Republicans have called for a state recognized Rush Limbaugh Day holiday.Īmong my LGBTQ social media friends, the reaction to Limbaugh’s hike to Hades has been mostly along the lines of “he wasn’t very nice but I won’t speak ill of the dead.” It’s not surprising actually. Locally, Wisconsin State Assembly Speaker, popcorn magnate Robin J. Florida’s Governor DeSantis has ordered the state’s flags flown at half-mast in Limbaugh’s honor. Robin Vos’ Heroįor the most part, those who are eulogizing the man are those whose own power and influence were buttressed by this spout of incendiary propaganda. Meanwhile, funny thing, Limbaugh, a smoker, after insisting smoking did not cause lung cancer, died of lung cancer.
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Those who heard those outrages and nodded their heads in agreement understood the pro forma apology as just part of the act. Like any Republican insult, if it reaches the point of requiring contrition, the reaction is made under duress, not a change of heart or epiphany. On rare occasion, when the backlash to Limbaugh’s hate speech exceeded mere complaint and raised questions among sponsors, he apologized. We will never know or appreciate the scale and scope of the damage done to anyone who was targeted not only by the words themselves but by those who listened, took those words to heart and acted upon them. Repeatedly heard by millions, these relentless messages of hate, outright lies, and personal attacks on groups and individuals validated, manipulated and amplified the grievance of the right and directed it towards the scapegoats. Relentless Message of Hateįor the non-listener, these incidents may seem ugly and hateful but in the grander scheme of things, benign. Meanwhile, there were Limbaugh’s assaults on diversity, on marriage equality and most recently, his rants about a public show of affection between then presidential candidate, Pete Buttigieg and his spouse, Chad. Thirteen years old and grappling with his sexuality at the time, he described his trauma and the profound psychological impact made on him at the time by that denigrating dismissal of his identity. A recent social media commentary made by a friend recalled his hearing that segment. Of the over 7000 cited hate crimes, nearly 17% were based on sexual orientation.Īmong the outrages Limbaugh bellowed against LGBTQs was his celebratory “AIDS Update” segment that mocked those who died of AIDS. In 2020, an FBI report cited that rate rising to its highest level in a decade. He is no doubt in great part responsible for the nation’s ever-increasing hate crime rate. His beat was resentment, cruel bigotry, hate, misogyny, homophobia and racism. “Anyone who can make you believe absurdities can make you commit atrocities.” This is the legacy of the extremist radio propagandist Rush Limbaugh.
There’s a quote by Voltaire circulating on social media.
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