And the Chorus of Hypocrites.
There are moments when words are more than just letters on a screen. They are a mirror that reveals the soul of the speaker – and what we see here is the face of contempt. Donald Trump speaks of migrants, and his words drip with venom. “Murderers, drug dealers, gang members, the mentally insane” – that is how he describes people coming to the United States. Not as individuals, not as seekers or refugees, but as threats, as dangers, as parasites.
These are the words of a racist. Not just because they are filled with hate, but because they follow an ancient logic: the fear of the other. Trump paints a picture in which migrants are nothing but evil in human form – criminal hordes invading “cherished America” to sow chaos. It is a rhetoric that knows no distinctions, no mercy, no humanity.
But this rhetoric is not an American phenomenon. It is well known in Germany too. These are the same words one hears from the AfD when they speak of “knife men,” when they declare “migrant crime” as the only crisis in the country. It is the same hatred, just with a different accent. “Germany is not the social welfare office of the world,” blares the AfD from its podiums, and “Those who come here must behave – or leave.” It is the old game: sow fear, reap contempt.
"Trump's full post from May 16, 2025"
"The Supreme Court has just ruled that the worst murderers, drug dealers, gang members, and even those who are mentally insane, who came into our Country illegally, are not allowed to be forced out without going through a long, protracted, and expensive Legal Process, one that will take, possibly, many years for each person, and one that will allow these people to commit many crimes before they even see the inside of a Courthouse. The result of this decision will let more CRIMINALS pour into our Country, doing great harm to our cherished American public. It will also encourage other criminals to illegally enter our Country, wreaking havoc and bedlam wherever they go. The Supreme Court of the United States is not allowing me to do what I was elected to do. Sleepy Joe Biden allowed MILLIONS of Criminal Aliens to come into our Country without any “PROCESS” but, in order to get them out of our Country, we have to go through a long and extended PROCESS. In any event, thank you to Justice Alito and Justice Thomas for attempting to protect our Country. This is a bad and dangerous day for America!"
Trump sees migrants as enemies of America. The AfD sees them as enemies of Germany. The words are interchangeable, but the hatred remains the same. Where Trump attacks the U.S. Supreme Court for blocking his deportation order, the AfD speaks of a “left-green dictatorship of opinion” allegedly taking over Germany. Where Trump claims “criminals will flood our country,” the AfD declares that Germany is being turned into a “migrant hell.”
These are the words of those who seek not solutions but divisions. Those who do not wish to govern but to rule. Those who rely on fear because they know that fear is a weapon – a weapon against the weakest.
But it is not just this that makes these words so dangerous. It is the power behind them. A President of the United States who condemns millions of people as criminals. A party in the German Bundestag that presents itself as the “protector” of the Germans while simultaneously stoking fears against minorities.
Those who declare people criminals solely because of their origin are not talking about security. They are talking about hate. Those who speak of “knife men” or describe “illegals” as a flood that must be “contained” are not addressing problems but spreading prejudice.
And so we stand here, watching history repeat itself: Powerful men and parties stigmatizing, criminalizing, and demonizing an entire group of people. A president who strengthens his own power at the expense of the weakest. A party that draws votes from fear while betraying the fundamental values of a democracy.
These are the words of racists. And those who look away, who remain silent, who flee into the illusion that they are “just words,” are complicit. Because words are not just words. They are weapons. They are scars. They are a mirror of who we really are.
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