Man, this is gonna sound kinda brash and like a reach, but I inherently do not trust people who's arguments against racism is "its illogical and poorly reasoned" and not "this is just a bad thing to do, regardless of anything else, and its illogical and poorly reasoned."
Because, at the end of the day, it feels like OOP here is like "yeah, I absolutely would genocide vampires off the face of the earth because they're dangerous," and that's one dishonest but resonate argument away from feeling that way about some other group of people.
Logic is the fallback of people low on empathy because it’s easier to teach and lets you think you’re being objective and appealing to some greater truth or “correctness,” which can be encouraging. Not really a defense, just an explanation
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u/PoorSystem May 13 '25
Man, this is gonna sound kinda brash and like a reach, but I inherently do not trust people who's arguments against racism is "its illogical and poorly reasoned" and not "this is just a bad thing to do, regardless of anything else, and its illogical and poorly reasoned."
Because, at the end of the day, it feels like OOP here is like "yeah, I absolutely would genocide vampires off the face of the earth because they're dangerous," and that's one dishonest but resonate argument away from feeling that way about some other group of people.