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I hope that empathetic people temporarily suspend their empathy when approaching musk
You know, "its a weakness" he says, don't be weak when you have to eliminate a nazi
this is exactly what i came in here to say. it's a sort of paradox, but only for those who can't see the big picture. in order to save humanity, we have to become as ruthless as they are.
our children can learn to love after we've won the war.
The social contract grants governments and their leaders authority in exchange for protection and guaranteed rights for the citizens.
When those in power violate the contract, it no longer applies to them. Trump, Musk, and the rest of the fascists are no longer covered by the social contract. We do not have to tolerate them, respect them, or have empathy for them.
This is a realization that I've come to:
that humans survive (and thrive) when there is a genuine organization based in part on empathy. When a human tries to disrupt this organization for their own gain then it's in the best interest of the group to ostracize and remove that human from the group.
You can have empathy but still do what needs to be done
He does deserve empathy. That means he deserves a speedy trial, no torture, reasonable accommodations, a sentence that fits his crimes and is not primarily punitive, minimally restrictive confinement, a break every few hours from mandatory labor (building public transit, for example), and a non life sentence.
Rights are protected by a democracy, but fought for by a resistance. I hope you're right about which one of those we're at.