They ('Islamo-fascists') gave us no peace and we shouldn't give them any. We can't live on the same planet as them and I'm glad because I don't want to. I don't want to breathe the same air as these psychopaths and murderers and rapists and torturers and child abusers. It's them or me. I'm very happy about this because I know it will be them. It's a duty and a responsibility to defeat them. But it's also a pleasure. I don't regard it as a grim task at all.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- This passage expresses extreme hostility toward a group labeled as enemies, advocating for their total defeat. It frames conflict as a moral duty and personal pleasure.
- In plain terms
- He urges total destruction of enemies and finds joy in that duty.
- What can you take from it?
- Hostility can be framed as a moral obligation.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Is violence ever a pleasure?
- How does language fuel conflict?
Another view
It advocates violence without addressing root causes.
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