I like the bedbug analogy; blood suckers who work in the shadows, seeding despair and seeming impossible to eradicate. But it also seems like language they (fascists) might use to describe their enemies, and so I also don't like it. But the bedbugs cause a feeling of being surrounded by an insurmountable condition. And that hits the nail on the head.
Let's create.
Nother bumper sticker idea: "WTF DONNY? What about our groceries?"
I had similar thoughts and actually edited most of the direct comparisons out for that reason. I probably should have more forcefully said that they AREN'T bedbugs, but inspire the same irrational fear.
Great piece, Ian. Really well said, and sadly so timely and appropriate.
I like the bedbug analogy; blood suckers who work in the shadows, seeding despair and seeming impossible to eradicate. But it also seems like language they (fascists) might use to describe their enemies, and so I also don't like it. But the bedbugs cause a feeling of being surrounded by an insurmountable condition. And that hits the nail on the head.
Let's create.
Nother bumper sticker idea: "WTF DONNY? What about our groceries?"
I had similar thoughts and actually edited most of the direct comparisons out for that reason. I probably should have more forcefully said that they AREN'T bedbugs, but inspire the same irrational fear.