▲ -27 ▼ Mass genocide requires forethought (lemmy.zip) submitted 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) by possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip to c/showerthoughts@lemmy.world 7 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[+] possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip [S] -17 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (2 children) The thing is, a person can't commit mass murder. It requires societal level cooperation Clarification: I am talking about the holocaust and other genocides. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] RufusLoacker@feddit.it 7 points 2 years ago (1 child) What are you going on about? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip [S] 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) My point is genocides like the Holocaust and the Rwandan genocide are examples of hate and distrust can lead to humans no longer seeing other humans as people. Once that happens society becomes indecent and terrible things happen. We should study terrible events like genocide as they show the weaknesses of our entire species permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Dieterlan@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) I think you're right, but also I think OP was more thinking mass shooters, or maybe serial killers. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip [S] 1 point 2 years ago Fair enough. I guess I need to be careful how I phrase things. permalink fedilink source parent [+] deletes_their_posts@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip [S] 1 point 2 years ago My point is that mass murder is truely terrible in so many ways. It involves a level of hate for another person so large that people no longer have a sense of decency. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] RufusLoacker@feddit.it 7 points 2 years ago (1 child) What are you going on about? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip [S] 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) My point is genocides like the Holocaust and the Rwandan genocide are examples of hate and distrust can lead to humans no longer seeing other humans as people. Once that happens society becomes indecent and terrible things happen. We should study terrible events like genocide as they show the weaknesses of our entire species permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Dieterlan@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) I think you're right, but also I think OP was more thinking mass shooters, or maybe serial killers. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip [S] 1 point 2 years ago Fair enough. I guess I need to be careful how I phrase things. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip [S] 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) My point is genocides like the Holocaust and the Rwandan genocide are examples of hate and distrust can lead to humans no longer seeing other humans as people. Once that happens society becomes indecent and terrible things happen. We should study terrible events like genocide as they show the weaknesses of our entire species permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Dieterlan@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) I think you're right, but also I think OP was more thinking mass shooters, or maybe serial killers. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip [S] 1 point 2 years ago Fair enough. I guess I need to be careful how I phrase things. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Dieterlan@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) I think you're right, but also I think OP was more thinking mass shooters, or maybe serial killers. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip [S] 1 point 2 years ago Fair enough. I guess I need to be careful how I phrase things. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip [S] 1 point 2 years ago Fair enough. I guess I need to be careful how I phrase things. permalink fedilink source parent
[+] deletes_their_posts@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip [S] 1 point 2 years ago My point is that mass murder is truely terrible in so many ways. It involves a level of hate for another person so large that people no longer have a sense of decency. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip [S] 1 point 2 years ago My point is that mass murder is truely terrible in so many ways. It involves a level of hate for another person so large that people no longer have a sense of decency. permalink fedilink source parent