Congressman Kevin McCarthy spun the wheel of empty rationalizations. It came up: “video games.”

It could have landed on “gay marriage,” or “changing gender roles,” or “God removed from schools.” To him, no doubt, “video games” sounded fresh.

Whether he realized it or not, in his empty rationalization, McCarthy, R-Trumpland, used one word that could not be more pertinent: “dehumanizing.”

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