I seem to remember a book where TVs watching people was a core element of the setting. Ah well

https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/imperate

I don’t think they used it right (and they’re a Spanish speaker, see the little tag?) but the verb they used is a valid English verb.

Your heart is in the right place, but relying on what Wikipedia calls a fallacy and on implicit “natural rights” both undermine your argument severely. Your fourth paragraph is far and away the most valuable one.

christo-jihad

“What are we, a bunch of Muslims?”

In a country with many vocal boot lickers (“play stupid games . . .”) it seems like a fair term to have in your lexicon