octopus_ink@slrpnk.net to Microblog Memes@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-21 day agoA few weeks early but no one's complainingslrpnk.netimagemessage-square114fedilinkarrow-up11.08Karrow-down123file-text
arrow-up11.05Karrow-down1imageA few weeks early but no one's complainingslrpnk.netoctopus_ink@slrpnk.net to Microblog Memes@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-21 day agomessage-square114fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareLovable Sidekick@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down8·edit-222 hours agoYes, having an emotional stake in an issue can make people think differently, but it doesn’t make any POV objectively right.
minus-squaremeliaesc@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·21 hours agoIgnoring the context of a situation is completely useless.
minus-squareLovable Sidekick@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down6·edit-221 hours agoSo are generalized platitudes. On the flip side somebody might feel “different” about WWII if their sweet, beloved great grandpa was a gestapo officer, but that wouldn’t be a valid reason for anyone to change their opinion.
Yes, having an emotional stake in an issue can make people think differently, but it doesn’t make any POV objectively right.
Ignoring the context of a situation is completely useless.
So are generalized platitudes. On the flip side somebody might feel “different” about WWII if their sweet, beloved great grandpa was a gestapo officer, but that wouldn’t be a valid reason for anyone to change their opinion.