Many on the right are seething over the fact that homosexuality is no longer considered an illness, and transsexuality has been relegated from mental health diagnoses to sexual ones.
But we've begun to forget that sadism could have been a real diagnosis, but for some reason it was removed.
According to the DSM-III-R, the diagnostic criteria were defined by a pervasive pattern of sadistic and cruel behavior that began in early adulthood. It was defined by four of the following (checkboxes are placed where they match the behavior of the mainstream right):
• Has used physical cruelty or violence for the purpose of establishing dominance in a relationship (not merely to achieve some noninterpersonal goal, such as striking someone in order to rob him/her).
• Humiliates or demeans people in the presence of others. ✅
Doxxing people online, humiliating liberal students during debates.• Has treated or disciplined someone under his/her control unusually harshly. ✅
ICE• Is amused by, or takes pleasure in, the psychological or physical suffering of others (including animals). ✅
I don't think I need to remind you how chuds treat trans people and what kind of rightoid "memes" there have been in recent years.• Has lied for the purpose of harming or inflicting pain on others (not merely to achieve some other goal). ✅
Propaganda that almost half of trans people commit suicide.• Gets other people to do what he/she wants by frightening them (through intimidation or even terror). ✅
For example, intimidating gender dysphoric teens so that they transition late and become another target for humiliation.• Restricts the autonomy of people with whom he or she has a close relationship, e.g., will not let spouse leave the house unaccompanied or permit teenage daughter to attend social functions. ✅
HRT gatekeeping• Is fascinated by violence, weapons, injury, or torture. ✅
Nazi aestheticshttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sadistic_personality_disorderI did not tick off or give examples that directly intersect with political activity and are not pure examples of sadism.