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His point is the exact opposite of what your truncated quote suggests.
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Oh yes, that makes it much better.
Yes, it actually does. You've never had intrusive thoughts or been caught up in mob/tribalisitc mentality?
And no, I have not fantasized about a mob beating a person to death.
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Oh yes, that makes it much better.
Yes, it actually does. You've never had intrusive thoughts or been caught up in mob/tribalisitc mentality?
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> A couple of weeks ago, I was watching video of people fighting on the street in Washington. A group of Trump guys surrounded an Antifa kid and started pounding the living shit out of him. It was three against one, at least. Jumping a guy like that is dishonorable obviously. It’s not how white men fight. Yet suddenly I found myself rooting for the mob against the man, hoping they’d hit him harder, kill him. I really wanted them to hurt the kid. I could taste it. Then somewhere deep in my brain, an alarm went off: this isn’t good for me. I’m becoming something I don’t want to be. The Antifa creep is a human being. Much as I despise what he says and does, much as I’m sure I’d hate him personally if I knew him, I shouldn’t gloat over his suffering. I should be bothered by it. I should remember that somewhere somebody probably loves this kid, and would be crushed if he was killed. If I don’t care about those things, if I reduce people to their politics, how am I better than he is?
As to the situation, IIRC it was related to this same guy having previously beaten up some other people. You should consider why NOBODY quoted the actual context and felt the need to resort to libel.
Oh yes. I see it clearly now. The problem this whole time was actually that he didn't sufficiently hide the evidence of malicious intent. What a weird, bland, utterly oblivious take.
> Think twice before sending a message, even over Signal. You will likely not be able to predict when you will be sued, investigated, or otherwise thrown into the lime-light. Or, radical new idea here, how about conduct yourself in a reasonable way where if everyone in the world read your text messages you wouldn't be fired or go to jail?
>Or, radical new idea here, how about conduct yourself in a reasonable way where if everyone in the world read your text messages you wouldn't be fired or go to jail? This is ridiculous. There are so many things you can do that are ethical and illegal. Or ethical and legal and would still piss a lot of people off. Or, how about just wanting to rant off the record with friends? This idea the default should be "act lik…
> Think twice before sending a message, even over Signal. You will likely not be able to predict when you will be sued, investigated, or otherwise thrown into the lime-light. Or, radical new idea here, how about conduct yourself in a reasonable way where if everyone in the world read your text messages you wouldn't be fired or go to jail?
There is no man on earth who has ever been able to do that.
Do you have any other impossible suggestions?