Is this not the reason the second amendment exists? Regards An Australian

    • naught101@lemmy.world
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      11 days ago

      Othering seems like a kinda Nazi thing to do…

      If you treat them as fundamentally different, you’re not gonna spot it when the same attitudes start appearing within your in-group. Monsters are still human, we all gotta work to keep that in check.

      • grue@lemmy.world
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        11 days ago

        Othering seems like a kinda Nazi thing to do…

        It’s what they deserve. Tolerance is a social contract, not a “paradox.” You reject it, you’re not protected by it anymore.

      • Katana314@lemmy.world
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        11 days ago

        I see a difference between othering based on actions and decisions, displaying solid viewpoints on human empathy or lack thereof, rather than othering based on race, country of origin, religion, sexuality, or other circumstances of identity beyond an individual’s control.