That’s a pretty dangerous game to play. It just strengthens their resolve and blinds you from the genuine understanding of your fellow humans. I think your stance harms society.
You make the mistake of thinking that their resolve isn’t already absolute. I think it’s a luxury of ignorance of people who don’t live in deep red states and don’t know just how deep-seeded their fear and hatred of others is.
And no, I will no longer strive for “understanding” of fascists who hate and harm others. I understand them perfectly well, and their views disgust me. Those who do continue to “strive for understanding” are only enabling them, and are the people who have allowed the situation to get as bad as it has in the U.S.
People digging deeply in to their ideals with no critical thought or empathy for others is what got us to this point. The only way out is opening your heart. I’m not saying you have to agree with anyone’s beliefs, you just need to understand them. How do you fight something you don’t understand? How do you know if you even need to fight it? When we give up on understanding others they become whatever evil amalgamation our imagination can come up with. We project all of our deepest shadow qualities on them and hate them fiercely. The strongest and most potent hate of all is self hate and it’s where all of both sides anger comes from.
And for what it’s worth, I currently live in Texas. I see first hand how much everyone is suffering. EVERYONE.
No, allowing fascists to continue being fascists is what got us here. I had sympathy and understanding for those people in the past, and now we have Nazis. I’m done with sympathy/understanding/tolerance of those who have none.
That’s a pretty dangerous game to play. It just strengthens their resolve and blinds you from the genuine understanding of your fellow humans. I think your stance harms society.
You make the mistake of thinking that their resolve isn’t already absolute. I think it’s a luxury of ignorance of people who don’t live in deep red states and don’t know just how deep-seeded their fear and hatred of others is.
And no, I will no longer strive for “understanding” of fascists who hate and harm others. I understand them perfectly well, and their views disgust me. Those who do continue to “strive for understanding” are only enabling them, and are the people who have allowed the situation to get as bad as it has in the U.S.
But go ahead, keep tolerating the intolerant.
People digging deeply in to their ideals with no critical thought or empathy for others is what got us to this point. The only way out is opening your heart. I’m not saying you have to agree with anyone’s beliefs, you just need to understand them. How do you fight something you don’t understand? How do you know if you even need to fight it? When we give up on understanding others they become whatever evil amalgamation our imagination can come up with. We project all of our deepest shadow qualities on them and hate them fiercely. The strongest and most potent hate of all is self hate and it’s where all of both sides anger comes from.
And for what it’s worth, I currently live in Texas. I see first hand how much everyone is suffering. EVERYONE.
No, allowing fascists to continue being fascists is what got us here. I had sympathy and understanding for those people in the past, and now we have Nazis. I’m done with sympathy/understanding/tolerance of those who have none.