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There is such thing as bothsideism, which isn't necessarily better than "my side is only good". Sometime the world is indeed black and white. Other time, it's
by kiba 2y ago
There is such thing as bothsideism, which isn't necessarily better than "my side is only good".
Sometime the world is indeed black and white. Other time, it's greyer if not outright muddy. In other words, it all depends.
- yibg 2y agoBlanket positions either way isn't good (both sides are equally good / bad or we're good they're evil). Nuance is always important I agree. But it's far more common for "us" to be the good guys and for "them" to be the bad guys. Even without knowing anything about "them".
- kiba 2y agoBut it's far more common for "us" to be the good guys and for "them" to be the bad guys. Even without knowing anything about "them". I would call that perspective too cynical for what the world actually looks like.