But my point is that the crux is more “are current billionaires actively getting people killed for money?”, not “is it ok to kill innocent people because they’re rich?”
I don’t think that’s true. Picture the average 4chan-tier internet racist who says he wants to shut down all immigration from Africa because they’re destroying Western civilization. What empirical facts do you think you would have to convince him of to get him to accept a policy with high African immigration? I don’t think this is impossible, but man, it’s pretty close.
I have had arguments with both TND 4chan posters and Eat The RIch leftists, and a recurring pattern I have observed is that when they say “I hate ‘em because X”, if you falsify X to their begrudging satisfaction, they won’t hate ’em any less. People often have beliefs that are less than fully factual, especially when vicious monkey-brain tribalism is involved.
Trusting these groups of people about their cruxes here seems naive to the point of apologia. “Oh Hitler didn’t want to kill innocent Jews, surely you agree some drastic action would be necessary if the Jews were plotting the downfall of the Reich.”
I don’t think that’s true. Picture the average 4chan-tier internet racist who says he wants to shut down all immigration from Africa because they’re destroying Western civilization. What empirical facts do you think you would have to convince him of to get him to accept a policy with high African immigration? I don’t think this is impossible, but man, it’s pretty close.
I have had arguments with both TND 4chan posters and Eat The RIch leftists, and a recurring pattern I have observed is that when they say “I hate ‘em because X”, if you falsify X to their begrudging satisfaction, they won’t hate ’em any less. People often have beliefs that are less than fully factual, especially when vicious monkey-brain tribalism is involved.
Trusting these groups of people about their cruxes here seems naive to the point of apologia. “Oh Hitler didn’t want to kill innocent Jews, surely you agree some drastic action would be necessary if the Jews were plotting the downfall of the Reich.”
Sometimes the only appropriate response to an especially bizarre statement is “On what planet do you spent most of your time?”