dutz, as paintings, yes, they weren’t any good. But still, much better than genocide.
Violence may convince your opponent it isn’t worth arguing with you. But it will convince your audience that you’re an emotional, impulsive, irrational person, no matter how right you were.
People can see someone as less than human. Until they see the getting beaten with fire hoses, and then pity sinks in.
I think in the original context, Eliezer was talking about violence commited by a society/sect/police force against an individual.
I happen to believe a swift punch in the jaw is justified in rare cases. But I can show you a few people who think beating an uppity woman is the best way to put her in her place.
You have to draw the line somewhere, and I think Buzz would agree. Sometimes, you’re going to have to step over that line, so let’s put it as far back as we can.
dutz, as paintings, yes, they weren’t any good. But still, much better than genocide.
Violence may convince your opponent it isn’t worth arguing with you. But it will convince your audience that you’re an emotional, impulsive, irrational person, no matter how right you were.
People can see someone as less than human. Until they see the getting beaten with fire hoses, and then pity sinks in.
I think in the original context, Eliezer was talking about violence commited by a society/sect/police force against an individual.
I happen to believe a swift punch in the jaw is justified in rare cases. But I can show you a few people who think beating an uppity woman is the best way to put her in her place.
You have to draw the line somewhere, and I think Buzz would agree. Sometimes, you’re going to have to step over that line, so let’s put it as far back as we can.