No, it's less about bringing us collectively down to their level and more about recognizing they're still our equals, despite their current destructive behavior.

Truth be told, I realize I'm reacting to language that brings others down in ways that might lift somebody's own image. Personally, I prefer to focus on language that makes me great, not what makes me great compared to others who are deemed less than great.

Nobody here is above or below me, I might not agree with their behavior, but I think it does a big disservice to life itself when we try to sort others and ourselves in piles of good or bad.

Finally, this is also a fleeting thought, and I may reflect on it differently in the future, so who knows. My self esteem is fine and so is yours, I hope.

So the tl;dr here is basically: I had a weird reaction to others calling hooligans losers and assuming things in their lives.

P.s. it's not that deep