Quote Originally Posted by Papewaio View Post
Agreed, this is the problem with most prejudice is that we take the actions of a few and apply that to the whole. The flip side as I see it is that we are very active in stopping prejudice if it is against a religion, but if the thought system is outside of that it can be actively torn apart with aplomb.

Hyperbole has it place as long as people recognise it's use as a device, but much like irony and sarcasm it often muddies the water rather then shines a light on what is happening.

I think it is far more productive to not go straight to 'there's a monster in there them hills' and focus on 'he was a man, with a family and that he was a human just like the rest of us'. For me evil is when we reject the humanity in others and it is what allows us to slaughter those we disagree with. First we vilify them and reject them as one of us and the eases the pain, as we would find it much more difficult to kill someone we recognise as a fellow human. That is the succor that is given to the murderer in this thread. By making the Dr a monster rather then a human we are aiding and abetting the mind set that takes the next step of 'freeing us of that monster'.

Actions are first formed in the mind. Mindsets are choices, and all choices have consequences.

Think a little bit before taking that step that others are not human because their choices and their consequences are not those that you would wish to take for yourself and your loved ones. It doesn't have to be love or hate, and we can all be polite to people even if we don't like their choices.

Cheeky. Some people kill people and are themselves killed. The whole situation is tragic and unfortunate. Moral posturing is fun, though, eh?