I mean an attitude of resistance which is relevant to the problem, which shows the problem, which is meaningful & effective in contrast to..
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..."Arghh! Thoughtcrime! Burn things down. Arrest everyone! Fire them! Shame them! Punch them!'
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Responding in a way which actually shows why the problem is a problem. Use of words, arguments, humour, reductio ad absurdum.
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These things sting and are effective. eg The Tim Hunt thing? A hashtag started
#DistractinglySexy which mocked that idea very effectively.1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
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If Hunt had been serious, lots of people laughing at him cld well have made him embarrassed to say such a thing again.
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When it turned out he wasn't, it wouldn't have been the end of the world. We'd have been laughing with him. No damage done.
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Instead, he was reduced to tears, contemplated suicide & felt compelled to resign because of the unreasoning rage & demands for punishment.
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When that happened and I saw the hashtag, I thought 'Yes, they're getting it right. They're making this outdated attitude laughable'.
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This is meaningful. People will see the problem. But then the calls for punishment started & a witchhunt & all meaning was lost.
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People love a good witch hunt. I often say we haven't changed much in our moral attitude towards people. Few agree with me on this.
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I think there have always been moralists and always been humanists. I detest a witchhunt on a visceral level.Feel empathy even for arseholes
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It's what makes you a nice person. But while studying psychology I have seen multiple scenario's where ppl in large groups do horrible
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things. On their own they're good people. But in groups they can turn into vicious monsters for a short while to the person persecuted.
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