• FundMECFSResearch@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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      3 months ago

      It is possible and encouraged to try and have empathy for even the worst of people.

      Am I an islamic terrorist because I think the CIA shouldn’t torture the 9/11 planners for two decades?

      • Echo Dot@feddit.uk
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        3 months ago

        Torture isn’t imprisonment though. One of them is an established method of punishment for actual criminals and the other one is just pointless.

        Also the US has the death penalty so you know I suppose it’s proportionate by their standards.

    • Guntrigger@sopuli.xyz
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      3 months ago

      Nice slogan, but back in reality, there’s a phenomenon documented in psychology literature called Projection. It’s usually those who rabidly accuse others and calling for harsh punishments that are guilty of those same behaviours they are condemning.