Fuck that social engineering nightmare.
That kind of thinking is exactly the problem - the notion that you get to compel others to think how you want them to, or else they get punished.
Fuck that social engineering nightmare.
That kind of thinking is exactly the problem - the notion that you get to compel others to think how you want them to, or else they get punished.
I don't feel as though compelling others to not be hateful is a bad thing. I think exercising hate towards others is worthy of punishment. It's not punishing people for not thinking the way I do, it is punishing people for being hateful towards others.
In practical human terms, it's an extremely limited resource. Most people live busy lives, with more than enough to focus on as it is in just their small circle.
The parent poster stated:
> Who chooses the special magic groups that are to receive the forced empathy?
The _giving_ (and thus on the other side, receiving) of empathy is an action, which requires time and energy of human lives. These are finite resources. You telling me what to do with my life directly goes against a plethora of other actions that I could be carrying out. Which may have even been for your benefit, by the way.
Also, your statement:
> I don't feel as though compelling others to not be hateful is a bad thing.
is extraordinarily naive. "Hate" can be "justified", like any other action. Consider a crime carried out by an individual. This individual may be caught and, through a process, be delivered a punishment which may be called "justice." Whatever form that justice takes, it's said to be justified. Whether it's jailing someone, shaming them, or simply "hating" them--there may be a very good reason for that hate.
You state:
> I think exercising hate towards others is worthy of punishment.
> It's not punishing people for not thinking the way I do, it is punishing people for being hateful towards others.
This is entirely absurd. Tell that to anyone who has ever been wronged by an abuser, a deceiver, a warmonger.
By your actions, you would seek to let such malevolent individuals and groups profit at the expense of others, who would even simply "hate" them--much less begin to take corrective action to thwart them.
You seriously need to reexamine your outlook.