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I see it more as an acknowledgement that, in the midst of a propaganda war (which the entire world is now engaged in 24/7, thanks to the internet), the informat

by reb 4y ago

I see it more as an acknowledgement that, in the midst of a propaganda war (which the entire world is now engaged in 24/7, thanks to the internet), the information you put out into the world may have strategic value to individuals or groups whose goals are contrary to the good of the human race. When true things are used to justify horrific actions, it's particularly difficult to prevent because that truth lends serious credibility to the supposed rationality of the horrors being enacted. Superficially-rational evil is the most destructive force in the world specifically because it's built on a foundation of carefully-selected truths. That doesn't mean the truth should die or we should hide from true things. But it's impossible to avoid the amoral power of true things, and pretending "just telling the truth" won't or can't lead to horrific outcomes is a level of naiveté intelligent people can't afford to have in an era when political and civil violence is back in the Overton window throughout the world.

xdennis 4y ago
> individuals or groups whose goals are contrary to the good of the human race These types of exaggerations are part of the problem. It would be fine if by that you meant supporters of totalitarian regimes, but I often hear this type of language from people who think that using pronouns in the conventional way is genocide.
- reb 4y ago
  > I often hear this type of language from people who think that using pronouns in the conventional way is genocide. > These types of exaggerations are part of the problem. Physician, heal thyself. That me mentioning evil in this context brings to mind lefty drivel says more about the information you choose to consume than anything else.
thrown_22 4y ago
Which human race? The Spanish conquest of the Aztecs was both a genocide against the Aztecs and a war of liberation by every other tribe which was used as human cattle for sacrifices by the Aztecs.

by reb 4y ago

xdennis 4y ago

> individuals or groups whose goals are contrary to the good of the human race These types of exaggerations are part of the problem. It would be fine if by that you meant supporters of totalitarian regimes, but I often hear this type of language from people who think that using pronouns in the conventional way is genocide.

reb 4y ago
> I often hear this type of language from people who think that using pronouns in the conventional way is genocide. > These types of exaggerations are part of the problem. Physician, heal thyself. That me mentioning evil in this context brings to mind lefty drivel says more about the information you choose to consume than anything else.

thrown_22 4y ago

Which human race? The Spanish conquest of the Aztecs was both a genocide against the Aztecs and a war of liberation by every other tribe which was used as human cattle for sacrifices by the Aztecs.