Demagogues who constantly objectify and commodify victims function as vampires, parasites sucking innocence from a steady stream of victims in whose names they rally support and raise lots of money and votes.9 Then they stir up their followers with seemingly righteous indignation against the evil villains, all while deflecting attention from their own wrongdoing, whether they be presidents, pastors, or priests.10 Their fervor for innocence unites their troops into an innocent army.
