it’s a sad fact that so many people who believe they are anti-fascist, and that they would have fought the nazis, nevertheless believe in fascist and bioessentialist ideas about (about)
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it’s a sad fact that so many people who believe they are anti-fascist, and that they would have fought the nazis, nevertheless believe in fascist and bioessentialist ideas about (about)
- intelligence (that it can be measured, and can determine the value of a person),
- evolution (that it progresses in a straight line from ‘bad’ to ‘good’)
- gender (men are dangerous because of their biological makeup, women are weak and vulnerable and need protection )
- immigration (where to start?)
- law (“they” shouldn’t be allowed to vote/the law aligns with morality )
- money ( that you ‘earn’ it through hard work?)
- technology ( unquestioned good for every problem )
- mental health ( people who do evil things are crazy, mentally ill, etc ) -
it’s a sad fact that so many people who believe they are anti-fascist, and that they would have fought the nazis, nevertheless believe in fascist and bioessentialist ideas about (about)
- intelligence (that it can be measured, and can determine the value of a person),
- evolution (that it progresses in a straight line from ‘bad’ to ‘good’)
- gender (men are dangerous because of their biological makeup, women are weak and vulnerable and need protection )
- immigration (where to start?)
- law (“they” shouldn’t be allowed to vote/the law aligns with morality )
- money ( that you ‘earn’ it through hard work?)
- technology ( unquestioned good for every problem )
- mental health ( people who do evil things are crazy, mentally ill, etc )i ran out of room, but i could keep going.
but i wsnt to add one particular nasty belief system that acts as cop and body guard defending all other shitty beliefs
“I am a good person”
it’s also the scariest to discard because, gosh don’t you feel safe with that one around? but not only is it not true, it’s got you on this false model of reality where people just *are* good, amd therefore other people just *are* bad. as a quality of their eternal soul.
“i am a good person” stops you from recognising the pain, and humanity in other people, and instead has you seeing it as a threat to your self image of goodness
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it’s a sad fact that so many people who believe they are anti-fascist, and that they would have fought the nazis, nevertheless believe in fascist and bioessentialist ideas about (about)
- intelligence (that it can be measured, and can determine the value of a person),
- evolution (that it progresses in a straight line from ‘bad’ to ‘good’)
- gender (men are dangerous because of their biological makeup, women are weak and vulnerable and need protection )
- immigration (where to start?)
- law (“they” shouldn’t be allowed to vote/the law aligns with morality )
- money ( that you ‘earn’ it through hard work?)
- technology ( unquestioned good for every problem )
- mental health ( people who do evil things are crazy, mentally ill, etc )I have a little latent techno optimism, but I've been burned often enough and badly enough that I don't think it's causing the problems it once did for me... mostly.
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i ran out of room, but i could keep going.
but i wsnt to add one particular nasty belief system that acts as cop and body guard defending all other shitty beliefs
“I am a good person”
it’s also the scariest to discard because, gosh don’t you feel safe with that one around? but not only is it not true, it’s got you on this false model of reality where people just *are* good, amd therefore other people just *are* bad. as a quality of their eternal soul.
“i am a good person” stops you from recognising the pain, and humanity in other people, and instead has you seeing it as a threat to your self image of goodness
I don't feel the need to prove I am a good person. I don't need other people to prove that to me either. Please just try to help make things better instead. We're all gonna make huge mistakes. Recognize them when you are able correct course and keep working.
There are not final grades or gold stars. The quality of how you treat people now is what matters more IMO.
