From a different article, with more details:
Sent harassing and threatening messages to a DC Police detective assigned to the FBI task force that worked on Gossjankowski’s case, including antisemitic, homophobic and racist epithets and suggested the officer should be violently sexually assaulted
Instagram posts referring to FBI agents and law enforcement in antisemitic and homophobic terms and called them “animalistic subhumans.” The posts also contained the names, email addresses and phone numbers of prosecutors, law enforcement and even court staff involved in the case. At least one post urged Gossjankowski’s followers to “inundate” Valentini’s inbox with messages.
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Okay… maybe gonna display out of touch geezer-ness here, but when did Orc become a trendy insult?
It has been used frequently by Ukrainians describing Russians in recent times. I have to admit, the description is fitting for an invader from the perspective of a Ukrainian.
orc - a member of an imaginary race of humanlike creatures, characterized as ugly, warlike, and malevolent.
Orcs are generally depicted as being overwhelming in number, but individually kind of worthless. Wave after wave is sent into the meat grinder until the meat grinder breaks.
Kinda perfect for Russia’s approach to invading Ukraine.
Send more meat grinder parts.
I think it’s also worth noting that Tolkien’s orcs were individually cowardly and undisciplined, who could only be motivated into a horde by being more afraid of the consequences of refusal.
How very USSR of them.
I think you’re thinking of zergs. Orcs are just ugly, evil brutes. Zergs are endless and individually worthless.
The only zerg I’m familiar with are StarCraft’s. Zerglings match what you’re describing, but the zerg as a whole vary a ton.
And zerglings are pretty much the orcs of the StarCraft universe, so kinda interchangeable if we’re comparing to large groups irl idiots like the J6 crowd, or invaders like Putin’s cannon fodder
I think it’s a really bad term. Orcs are born evil. They can’t really help themselves. Russians are humans. They choose to be evil. That’s worse IMHO
Are orcs actually evil? I thought they were only evil when they congregated into a horde. Alone they kind of just hunt and do basic survival things. Maybe I am misremembering.
Originally it was but when someone pointed out how racist it was, they realized it was fucked up and went back on it.
Probably depends on the setting. LotR, Warhammer, D&D, etc.
Agreed, any kind of dehumanization like this is not okay, but I get why you would call an invader that.
Joke’s on them! Russians may be ugly, warlike, and malevolent, but they’re sure not imaginary!
Only their air force is imaginary
The old USSR coming back is imaginary.
This is the best summary I could come up with:
Jan. 6 defendant Vitali GossJankowski was tackled to the ground in an altercation inside a D.C. courtroom on Monday.
The scuffle erupted moments after U.S. District Judge Paul Friedman revoked GossJankowski’s conditional release pending his sentencing.
GossJankowski was convicted in March of several misdemeanor and felony offenses related to his participation in the Jan. 6 assault on the Capitol, which included pushing, spitting on, and pulling at the protective shields of law enforcement officers.
Prosecutors requested GossJankowski’s pre-sentencing release be rescinded after he allegedly sent intimidating and harassing text messages and posted threats on social media against several law enforcement officials who had testified against him.
When Judge Friedman ruled that GossJankowski would be remanded into custody and jailed until his sentencing, the defendant fought against courtroom officers attempting to handcuff him.
Nearly a dozen officers were called to restrain GossJankowski, who is deaf, as his attorney and ALS interpreter attempted to communicate with him.
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Surprised this hasn’t happened more often.
