Is this not the reason the second amendment exists? Regards An Australian Edit: I’m not advocating for violence. More so “a well regulated militia” which could be established by protesters or Democratic Governors for genuine self defence.

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      Othering seems like a kinda Nazi thing to do…

      If you treat them as fundamentally different, you’re not gonna spot it when the same attitudes start appearing within your in-group. Monsters are still human, we all gotta work to keep that in check.

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        Othering seems like a kinda Nazi thing to do…

        It’s what they deserve. Tolerance is a social contract, not a “paradox.” You reject it, you’re not protected by it anymore.

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          No-one is asking you to tolerate Nazism. You can resist it without pretending that Nazis are inhuman.

          It’s dangerous in two ways:

          1. Nazis are inhuman, and my friend Jim is human so he can’t be a Nazi.
          2. Nazis are inhuman, you have something in common with Nazis, so you’re not human.
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          No one is saying we should tolerate the behavior of these humans. Their behavior is vile. It needs to stop.

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          I agree that it’s a contact. But Nazism is a ideology that any human can hold, and that any human can stop holding.

          (if they refuse to stop holding it, then go nuts).

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        I see a difference between othering based on actions and decisions, displaying solid viewpoints on human empathy or lack thereof, rather than othering based on race, country of origin, religion, sexuality, or other circumstances of identity beyond an individual’s control.