whatever these people individually believed had nothing to do with what happened.
if they happened to be opposed to authoritarianism and opposed to the worship of tradition, and in favor of evidence based scientifically certified factual information over reactionary cult thinking, it would not have changed anything at all.
Injecting political considerations into a violent act that was specifically not politically motivated is entirely inappropriate.
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this was a stupid thing to say and i regret it
They were LITERALLY calling empathy a “sin” this time last year. They resent empathy. It’s wasted on them.
It’s okay. Back when I was Mormon, I said some really heinous and stupid shit, and I seriously regret it. I got chewed out on the internet for it every time I tried to be ‘a lifelong missionary’ in the comments section, and rightly so. I was being a piece of shit.
At the time, it felt true because everyone around me was parroting the same talking points. It was wild. In one breath, they talked about how communism is awful and socialism is an imminent threat to our way of life, and then immediately switch to talking about what their church calling is and making donations at the Bishop’s Storehouse, and ranting about how much they hate the corporations that have taken over the government. You cannot make this shit up, they’re the all-time grandmaster champions of doublethink.
edit: i recant my original sentiment.
whatever these people individually believed had nothing to do with what happened.
if they happened to be opposed to authoritarianism and opposed to the worship of tradition, and in favor of evidence based scientifically certified factual information over reactionary cult thinking, it would not have changed anything at all.
Injecting political considerations into a violent act that was specifically not politically motivated is entirely inappropriate.
original text follows, soft-redacted by spoiler tag because it sucks
this was a stupid thing to say and i regret it
They were LITERALLY calling empathy a “sin” this time last year. They resent empathy. It’s wasted on them.
It’s okay. Back when I was Mormon, I said some really heinous and stupid shit, and I seriously regret it. I got chewed out on the internet for it every time I tried to be ‘a lifelong missionary’ in the comments section, and rightly so. I was being a piece of shit.
At the time, it felt true because everyone around me was parroting the same talking points. It was wild. In one breath, they talked about how communism is awful and socialism is an imminent threat to our way of life, and then immediately switch to talking about what their church calling is and making donations at the Bishop’s Storehouse, and ranting about how much they hate the corporations that have taken over the government. You cannot make this shit up, they’re the all-time grandmaster champions of doublethink.