the-real-numbers-deactivated202:
The way we talk about people who do evil acts as senseless and inhuman does others a disservice because people who are doing evil just have to demonstrate humanity or deliver some sort of justification and Bam suddenly they can’t be doing evil, because they’re just another human with a different set of ideas than you. They’re not senseless or inhuman! “Lol they lied to you about me, I’m not eviiiil, they just hate me because I…” This effect works on liberals too, it’s step two of the radicalization pipeline.
The myth of pure, unreasonable, terrifying evil is harmful because it’s not related to the way we experience the world. And the truth is, evil presents itself as a relatable, potentially likeable person who has a reason to not put the sanctity of life first.
