If I understand what you’re saying right, then that’s exactly what I was saying.
These people are not some different species, some terrifying unimaginable thing, they are humans.
You were saying that dehumanizing people who do awful things is pretending that humans can’t or wouldn’t do those things.
I’m not dehumanizing some people because I can’t understand how a human could do something awful. We do awful things all the time. As far as we know, Humans do all of the worst things ever invented.
I’m dehumanizing some people because as a sign of disrespect, and because humans have rights and protections under the law that I don’t think those people deserve. Unfortunately, or fortunately, I’m not a god or wizard or there’d be a lot more cases where people spontaneously combust or have their skin peel off while it starts raining salt. …which might be why the universe decided to not litter this planet with gods and wizards.
Ah alright, gotcha.
Personally I refrain from generalizing that line of thinking, not because I don’t wish the worst to those people (I really do - fuck 'em) but because dehumanization to me is a slippery slope, it has lead to the worst atrocities and I refuse to think the same way the ‘enemy’ does. But I really understand why you do it.
If I understand what you’re saying right, then that’s exactly what I was saying. These people are not some different species, some terrifying unimaginable thing, they are humans.
You were saying that dehumanizing people who do awful things is pretending that humans can’t or wouldn’t do those things.
I’m not dehumanizing some people because I can’t understand how a human could do something awful. We do awful things all the time. As far as we know, Humans do all of the worst things ever invented.
I’m dehumanizing some people because as a sign of disrespect, and because humans have rights and protections under the law that I don’t think those people deserve. Unfortunately, or fortunately, I’m not a god or wizard or there’d be a lot more cases where people spontaneously combust or have their skin peel off while it starts raining salt. …which might be why the universe decided to not litter this planet with gods and wizards.
Ah alright, gotcha. Personally I refrain from generalizing that line of thinking, not because I don’t wish the worst to those people (I really do - fuck 'em) but because dehumanization to me is a slippery slope, it has lead to the worst atrocities and I refuse to think the same way the ‘enemy’ does. But I really understand why you do it.
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