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tempodox ◴[] No.42162365[source]
The most astonishing thing about the worst Nazis is that they were incapable of perceiving their actions as monstrous atrocities and crimes. Given that context, this letter was hopeless from the start.
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mmooss ◴[] No.42162490[source]
Most people deny, to some degree, that their own behavior as wrong. They deny it to themselves and to others. People can deny incredible things if those things are against their interests.

People who don't deny such things would not be Nazis for long.

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ImHereToVote ◴[] No.42162506[source]
Makes me wonder what most people would do if a genocide was perpetrated right now. I have a feeling they would call the protestors of that genocide woke.
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1. danieldk ◴[] No.42162615[source]
I think most people will just stay quiet. The world is so polarized. Pick one side, and you are burnt down by the other side. Pick the middle (seeing the concerns of and issues with both sides), you are burnt down by both sides.

(At least in my country,) I think there is still a majority of people that are very reasonable and to resolve issues through dialogue. But given the former, they stay out of debates and the whole discourse is dominated by the extremes.

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2. mmooss ◴[] No.42167880[source]
> I think there is still a majority of people that are very reasonable and to resolve issues through dialogue. But given the former, they stay out of debates and the whole discourse is dominated by the extremes.

That's not incidental, it's intentional - a tactic well-known and practiced by people trying to radicalize society. People need to stand up for the things they believe, in the same way Dr. King would emphasize that he wasn't passive at all, that he was a warrior who created real tension and pressure.

But I think the 'both sides' isn't born out factually. One side controls governments, including the most powerful one soon. They control business, international affairs, much of social media, etc. They are fighting wars of conquest. The other side has no power anywhere.