I’m not sure what are the safe plays at this point, especially if you think that existential risk is on the line. But I also don’t think almost any of them are like, completely devoid of “enmity”. Enmity makes people act hard and fast. And it would in fact be legitimate to feel enmity for someone who is risking your life or trying to take away your position of power by scheming. I don’t think it’s good to be some kind of Machiavellian schemer as a first resort but I also don’t think you can or should confront problems on this magnitude and with these stakes while tip toeing around to make sure that you never suggest anyone should be anyone else’s enemy. At some point, you call a spade a spade. If you can’t bring yourself to saying that maybe the people who want to do the thing that kills everyone are the enemy, no one is going to believe you actually think you’re really as concerned as you say you are.
I’m not sure what are the safe plays at this point, especially if you think that existential risk is on the line. But I also don’t think almost any of them are like, completely devoid of “enmity”. Enmity makes people act hard and fast. And it would in fact be legitimate to feel enmity for someone who is risking your life or trying to take away your position of power by scheming. I don’t think it’s good to be some kind of Machiavellian schemer as a first resort but I also don’t think you can or should confront problems on this magnitude and with these stakes while tip toeing around to make sure that you never suggest anyone should be anyone else’s enemy. At some point, you call a spade a spade. If you can’t bring yourself to saying that maybe the people who want to do the thing that kills everyone are the enemy, no one is going to believe you actually think you’re really as concerned as you say you are.