Our societal tendency to take things to extremes is to blame for the way this is being perceived. Failure to humanize “the other” leads to death camps. You don’t need to roll over as a doormat for your enemies to be able to empathize with them. You do need empathy for diplomacy
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Empathy and humanizing the other prevents things like “Our candidate lost so now the evil Nazis are in control and will be rounding us all up to murder us so we should assault them in the streets.”
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When empathy and humanizing the other are seen as weakness, the chance for peace disappears. Hunter is instilling a hope for the future into his children by teaching them these skills. Empathy doesn’t mean they won’t take up arms against enemies when it’s required.
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Replying to @SteelJanz @chiefchuck2k
If you can’t humanize your enemy then you will likely kill indiscriminately without recognizing the weight of what you’re doing. A man must be able to act in defense of his family regardless of the humanity of his enemy. But disregarding that humanity leads to atrocity.
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For example, US soldiers in Vietnam cracking under the pressure, viewing the Vietnamese as subhuman creatures, and taking out their frustration on defenseless Vietnamese villagers.
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Replying to @SteelJanz @chiefchuck2k
Sports are often how we play at war. The only real difference is the dying.
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Ah ha, he’s politely agreeing to set aside this complex topic for another time - making me the victor!
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Replying to @SteelJanz @chiefchuck2k
Love you too, big guy.pic.twitter.com/irHTEKVzKc
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