Posted on 02/14/2009 10:45:07 AM PST by dbz77
Define and Dehumanize the Enemy: Jihadists as Nithings or Nidings
by Bill Levinson It is an ancient principle of magic (which modern people recognize as stories that reflect a society’s culture and psychology) that knowledge of a person’s real or True Name delivers power over that person. What it really means is that, if you know the person’s psychology, you can gain an advantage over him. It is also well known that the side that controls the language of an argument controls the argument. As an example, Hamas terrorists and their enablers refer to Israel’s military as an “occupation force” and terrorisitic violence against civilians as “resistance.”
We have long sought a single word that strips the enemy of all humanity, and reduces him to something less than an animal that is worthy of nothing less than extermination. As far as we know, the English language contains no such word, although “dreck” (garbage or refuse) comes close. “Homo sapiens by BIRTH, subhuman by CHOICE” describes Islamic supremacists perfectly, but it is a phrase and not a word. We now propose to refer to Islamic supremacists as nithings or nidings: a Scandinavian word that strips its object of all humanity. Webster’s dictionary (1913) defines it as “A coward; a dastard; — a term of utmost opprobrium.”
We remind readers who object to the dehumanization of Islamic supremacists that those enemies are already attempting to dehumanize Jews, and to a lesser degree Christians, with images that could have come directly from Adolf Hitler. As they have chosen to sow the dragon’s teeth, our position is that they must now reap their rightful harvest: the complete hatred and loathing of all civilized human beings.
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Since I used to read tales of Norse heroes as a boy, I know what a “nithing” is. But I doubt whether many people do these days.
How about “yellow dogs”?
> How about “yellow dogs”?
Not bad... but he’s looking for a single word. “yellow dog” is two — and it puts Golden Retrievers and Labradors at a distinct disadvantage. And besides, no dog (not even Pit Bulls) deserve to be lumped in with muslim terrorists.
“Nithings” works for me...
Not being Nordic, I prefer the term “cockroaches”.
> Not being Nordic, I prefer the term “cockroaches”.
I’m a Scot by heritage, so I have sympathy for your plight. Calling them “cockroaches” is unfair to bugs. And, if we are to believe the scientists, cockroaches will be around long after the human species is gone. Not a good thing...
What about “Orcs?” If “nithings” doesn’t work for you, how about “Orcs?”
A word like “nithings” could work, if it catches on. It’s almost a blank slate to most people, and so in the beginning it will be defined each time it is used in the context of those who employ it. It might remain off the radar of Islamofascists long enough for it to accumulate a common and easily communicable thought reaction for the first group that uses the word. Those who don’t want the Islamofascists defined accurately, those who would try to squelch us seeing them for what they are, could be caught off guard.
I like “Orcs” myself.....
Thrall is noble. Lumping that sort of subhuman with him would be a grave insult.
Nithings it is.
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