Actually, I don't think that way at all. That "those people got what they deserved." I've been of the assertion that if I believed the mass media and the 24/7 fear porn, I would be in the same boat. And I feel the undertow all the time. The main reaction I get on twitter for those so firmly ensconced in their beliefs is condescension, de…
Actually, I don't think that way at all. That "those people got what they deserved."
I've been of the assertion that if I believed the mass media and the 24/7 fear porn, I would be in the same boat. And I feel the undertow all the time. The main reaction I get on twitter for those so firmly ensconced in their beliefs is condescension, derision, and their responses to me are usually based on ad hominem attacks and appeal to experts.
But to degree, it is all of our faults. We all play a part. And those that exploited, manipulated, and conspired at the top are the most guilty. You think Desmet discounts them, where he has taken a more nuanced analysis that shows to what degree they have been involved.
Desmet does not dehumanize us. Not sure where you get that idea from at all.
He paints a very real portrait at what it means to be human, and that means not ignoring the bad that is in all of us.
And it's so easy to get sucked into some sort of scam or manipulation. That's why scammers abide.
Actually, I don't think that way at all. That "those people got what they deserved."
I've been of the assertion that if I believed the mass media and the 24/7 fear porn, I would be in the same boat. And I feel the undertow all the time. The main reaction I get on twitter for those so firmly ensconced in their beliefs is condescension, derision, and their responses to me are usually based on ad hominem attacks and appeal to experts.
But to degree, it is all of our faults. We all play a part. And those that exploited, manipulated, and conspired at the top are the most guilty. You think Desmet discounts them, where he has taken a more nuanced analysis that shows to what degree they have been involved.
Desmet does not dehumanize us. Not sure where you get that idea from at all.
He paints a very real portrait at what it means to be human, and that means not ignoring the bad that is in all of us.
And it's so easy to get sucked into some sort of scam or manipulation. That's why scammers abide.
I'm going to say something contradictory here:
Don't read Desmet's words. Read his concepts and his argument.
Try that.
I have.