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This is not a good-faith argument, and strawmanning at best. If you cannot comprehend a view, implied malice is not the obvious fallback.
by Jamwinner 7y ago
This is not a good-faith argument, and strawmanning at best. If you cannot comprehend a view, implied malice is not the obvious fallback.
- whytaka 7y agoWith all due respect, for those people to construe taxation that suggests to actually improve neighbourhoods as "theft" is not good-faith either. It is clearly not theft but rather another means by which societies can invest in themselves. And often, these people wouldn't say the same about taxation that goes into funding the justice system - which is another means for society to improve stability and foster prosperity. But the justice they reach for is punitive, rather than rehabilitative, because again, it's their crab mentality that guides their policies. All in all, I don't attribute the crab mentality as malice but insecurity.
- rectang 7y ago> All in all, I don't attribute the crab mentality as malice but insecurity. Whether malice or insecurity or something else at the root, animus is the result at the surface. I used to drive rideshare, and I heard perspectives on handouts to from my passengers that would peel paint. This just is not a forum where such resentments can be acknowledged.