This. In a lot of circles I move there is a tendency to "total condemnation".
We can be better to each other. When we do not deserve it is when we need it the most.
Peace, love, respect foster peace, love and respect. "Total condemnation" might make the condemner have some temporary good feelings, but does no good for anybody beyond that.
There seems to be this tendency that people who only learned about something 5 minutes ago get outrage and demand retribution. Like it's a reflex.
The mob has vigilante tendencies. Let's go write an email to someone's employer and demand that they fire them. Millions of people band together and demand justice. For what?
Some of the angry people have been there whole time and are actually the ones having to deal with it.
He does? I'm not seeing that in any of the posts by Malcolm Harris that have been referenced in this thread.
Retweeted recently
It looks to me as though he is a victim of a bunch of social vigilantes who have nothing to do with the original situation.
The ‘original victim’ would be better off if these vigilantes weren’t involving themselves in the situation.
This is what "original victim" retweeted again, like yesterday.
> who have nothing to do with the original situation.
Speaking about lies, you made that up. It is assumption based on what you want to be true.
> Speaking about lies, you made that up. It is assumption based on what you want to be true.
What did I make up? Are you connected to the original situation? If so, please explain your connection. If you are an interested party in this, it would be honest for you to explain that now.
And/or for the likes/retweets/upvotes.
Which, ironically feels more like a bipolar approach to resolving a problem. Are they good, or are they bad? Is it legal, or is it illegal? Are they right, or are they wrong? Do we punish, or do we praise?
There seems to be this strange generalized assumption that people are bipolar, and they are the problem. Completely ignoring the fact that society itself demonstrates some seriously bipolar tendencies. Many times, suggesting "either/or" solutions to problems that would really benefit from more nuance.
Sometimes the best answer is: ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Is Freddie DeBoer still worthy of condemnation?
As an uninvolved party, I think the wisest answer for me to give is: Meh ¯\_(ツ)_/¯.
The basic irony of the intellectual community responding to the symptoms of bipolar disorder by carrying out the behavior that is the most characteristic feature of bipolar disorder can't be lost on anyone.