No, we can’t dehumanize them. They are certainly people, and must be treated as such.
That said, they are violating the United States Constitution (and the tenets of most major religions), and as such, they should be arrested, tried and — if convicted — punished for their crimes.
I won’t deny their humanity, but I also won’t shed tears or pity anyone who raises a gun against Americans exercising their rights.
I agree with this take. It was the dehumanization of the Nazis that led to people saying “oh, well it can’t happen here. Those guys were inhuman monsters, and not at all like my neighbor Bill who just likes complaining about immigrants an unhealthy amount”
Nah, viewing them as subhuman makes it harder to see that people can agree with them, and follow them. The reality is humanity is dirty and horrible sometimes. We need to work to root that out. Some humans deserve to be gone if they cause more issues than they fix. No person is perfect, but some who refuse to see others as deserving respect are better off not being allowed to spread their hatred.
The fallacy of tolerance is not actually a fallacy. If you break the social contract that all people deserve to be treated with respect and equality, you lose the protection of the social contract.
No, we can’t dehumanize them. They are certainly people, and must be treated as such.
That said, they are violating the United States Constitution (and the tenets of most major religions), and as such, they should be arrested, tried and — if convicted — punished for their crimes.
I won’t deny their humanity, but I also won’t shed tears or pity anyone who raises a gun against Americans exercising their rights.
I agree with this take. It was the dehumanization of the Nazis that led to people saying “oh, well it can’t happen here. Those guys were inhuman monsters, and not at all like my neighbor Bill who just likes complaining about immigrants an unhealthy amount”
I can view them however I want, I don’t need the preaching
you are confused
Nah, viewing them as subhuman makes it harder to see that people can agree with them, and follow them. The reality is humanity is dirty and horrible sometimes. We need to work to root that out. Some humans deserve to be gone if they cause more issues than they fix. No person is perfect, but some who refuse to see others as deserving respect are better off not being allowed to spread their hatred.
The fallacy of tolerance is not actually a fallacy. If you break the social contract that all people deserve to be treated with respect and equality, you lose the protection of the social contract.
No, it’s simple: They’re human, but I want them gone.