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Power, Language, and the Dehumanization of the “Other”

Words. The architecture of power begins here. Not with bombs, not with armies, but with permission – the permission to see others as less than human. The language of leadership is never just about “style.” It is never just “authenticity.” … Continue reading →

Posted in In the News | Tagged accept, accountability, authority, dehumanization, Donald Trump, empathy, humanity, Immigration Act of 1924, infrastructure, infrastructure targeting, iran, iran war, language, linguistic strategy, might makes right, military metaphors, morality, mowing the grass, normalization, other, permission, political rhetoric, power, Reed-Johnson Act, rhetoric, threat | 2 Comments

The Dirt is Speaking: From Cyrus the Great to the 2026 Fight for Human Rights

A 2,500-Year-Old Idea That Still Haunts Today’s Politics Growing up Persian, whether in Iran or Irangeles (aka Los Angeles), London, New York, or San Francisco, you probably have heard of Cyrus the Great. Last week, U.S. President Donald Trump made … Continue reading →

Posted in Humanity, In the News, Story | Tagged 3.5% rule, autoritarian rule, Babylon, birthplace of human rights, censorship, crackdowns, cultural tolerance, Cyrus Cylinder, Cyrus the Great, desctruction, dignity, dissent, Donald Trump, equality, erasing cultures, erica chenoweth, forced worship, freedom, greg bovino, human dignity, human rights, identity, iran, justice, king, kristi noem, morality police, power, protection, protection of conquered people, protests, religious freedom, repression, restoration, roots, Scientific and Cultural Organization, slavery, UNESCO, united nations, United Nations Educational, voice | 2 Comments

Tag Archives: power

Power, Language, and the Dehumanization of the “Other”

The Dirt is Speaking: From Cyrus the Great to the 2026 Fight for Human Rights

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