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They are humans. Humans can commit atrocities. Don't let anger bring you down into that mindset.
by tux3 10mo ago
They are humans. Humans can commit atrocities. Don't let anger bring you down into that mindset.
- conartist6 10mo agoThey clearly think of anyone they don't like as not human. I am only indulging in their crime. They do what evil people would do.
- salviati 10mo agoThinking that the word is divided into evil and non evil people is not very useful.
- conartist6 10mo agoNo, that's true, and I don't actually think that the world is divided into good and evil. Nor do I think anyone doing this really has anything to fear from the justice system. But to the degree you can take a normal person and twist them into something horribly unfit for civil society, having them do torture is the way. It's the express lane to not seeing others as human, not even when they're in front of you, being tortured by you.
- SirFatty 10mo agoDividing things into useful/not useful isn't very useful.
- nirui 10mo agoThe world has to modes: In one mode, we need people, as much as we can get, to make something bigger out of this world. In another mode, the world can no longer grow, so we divide, we conquer "the others" or be conquered. The definition of the word "evil" changes depends on which mode we are in. That's why Niccolò Machiavelli suggested that it is useful to be both loved and feared, it gives you the best chance when a challenge is facing you.
- happytoexplain 10mo agoThe longer we go with a non-functional justice system, the less feasible it is to stay calm about crimes (this cuts in all directions).