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Stephanie Desmeules's avatar

Excellent article! I sadly came to the same conclusion myself. I have spent over 2 years researching what makes the extreme right tick.This is NOT my field of study.. I am an artist. After watching the behaviors of what I thought were decent people during Covid!!... realizing believing in science is optional for far too many!!... coming across the Alex Jones documentary!!... anyone not despising Putin!!?!.. I had to come out of my small creative world because I was so startled, without words, frustrated, sad... I came armed with compassion. I worked hard to communicate with conservative people before the election. I listened. I spent too many nights curled up trying to escape for awhile. On those nights I thought one too many times, "too many of these people vote". Now this has become a part time calling. I am involved. Your conclusion... makes perfect sense... in reaction to how much we can see every day.... thanks to technology. I say this with an extremely heavy heart.

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Yuki's avatar

Broadly concur.

However, and it's a big however. The "sorting", the determination of "guilt" (to some degree or another) is essential. Otherwise, there can be a tendency toward "collective punishment", which most of us see as immoral.

You made the best argument against the death penalty right up front. It cannot be undone. It is final. Yet we humans are doomed to employ it incorrectly on occasion.

The defense rests, your honor.

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