Golding captured this descent in “Lord of the Flies,” where casual cruelty gradually hardens into loss of restraint and hunger for control. Piggy memes spread widely — not only among Trump supporters, but among critics and political leaders who claim to reject his politics. It is not a passing insult but an alarm bell, reverberating against barriers I have spent my career trying to overcome. Jennifer Lederman Friedman, M.D., is a physician in San Diego and a Clinical Professor in the Departments of Neurosciences and Pediatrics at the University of California San Diego. She has devoted her career to supporting individuals with severe neurological and developmental conditions and to advancing public understanding of disability.

Source: Huffington Post January 09, 2026 13:21 UTC