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Rhetorically speaking, are "consequences" the same thing as "justice"? I sense that the "prison should be about rehabilitation, not punishment" crowd is actuall
by BitwiseFool 5y ago
Rhetorically speaking, are "consequences" the same thing as "justice"? I sense that the "prison should be about rehabilitation, not punishment" crowd is actually perfectly happy with doling out punishment in this situation.
- happytoexplain 5y agoOnline, people constantly project hypocrisy onto those they've grouped into "crowds" by observing two different opinions and, because they seem to be on the same half of the political divide, surely they are mostly coming from the same people. Even if you could identify individuals who have both opinions, frequently a reasonable argument can be made regarding the differing contexts (in this example, one merely has to formulate an argument that some prison terms are too harsh, while these terms are not). Going further, even if you could find individuals with opinions where a reasonable argument can't be made, they are still only individuals. There are frequently so many barriers on the road to tying hypocrisy to some opinion you feel is bad, it's not worth the petty political hatred it engenders.