RE: Human Nature
May 2, 2025 at 2:53 am
(This post was last modified: May 2, 2025 at 2:56 am by The Grand Nudger.)
Nazis were chumps, and predestination is ridiculous. I agree. I think people do vote for fascists because of parts of our human nature, though. We would be hard pressed to explain it's recurring appeal across cultures, geography, and time - otherwise. I do think we can say that some people are more or less decent, however that gets defined. Presumably, you and I share these qualities, and put them to other uses. Or don't see the utility (to say nothing of decency) in fascism to them, as those others do. I'm not the nicest person I know, you're probably not the worst person you know.
Do you expect that hurt people will hurt people, or be more likely to hurt people? Is there a correlation between abuse and abusiveness? Is there a correlation between social change and reactionary violence? The idea that humans might have shared behaviors due to our shared biology and/or common environments is pretty predictive....
Do you expect that hurt people will hurt people, or be more likely to hurt people? Is there a correlation between abuse and abusiveness? Is there a correlation between social change and reactionary violence? The idea that humans might have shared behaviors due to our shared biology and/or common environments is pretty predictive....
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