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[-] qyron@sopuli.xyz 27 points 1 month ago

By eliminating the next generation(s) and the females in fertile age, it is more effective at wiping out a population than engaging directly with it.

This is valid for getting rid of vermin, capable of explosive breeding.

No need to guess what the results will be when applied to human beings.

[-] LustyArgonianMana@lemmy.world 6 points 1 month ago

This is a weird way to phrase this.

[-] veganpizza69@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Dehumanization works because many of the popular cultures around the world treat non-humans terribly. As we're talking about the "cradle" of Western civilization, we're talking about pastoralists especially.

[-] qyron@sopuli.xyz 2 points 1 month ago

Nice nick name.

[-] LustyArgonianMana@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago

Yeah except no. Let's not.

[-] qyron@sopuli.xyz -1 points 1 month ago

It got a reaction out of you because if the way it is phrased, didn't it? That was the objective.

Sadly enough, those who triggered this disaster think in these same terms. And look where it has led.

[-] LustyArgonianMana@lemmy.world 6 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Yeah well I think I'd be more impressed if you extended empathy rather than more callous disregard for humans

[-] qyron@sopuli.xyz 3 points 1 month ago

That is a fair criticism. I respect it.

I'm not subtracting my own empathy towards those people by choosing to denounce their aggressors through harsh words. I'm throwing vitriole towards their aggressors.

[-] LustyArgonianMana@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago

I get this and this is part of the basis of satire, right?

But the more speech is focused on the dark side, the more our brains focus on the dark because that's how they work. Eg "Don't think of a bear," vs "think of a duck." But it's ultimately your writing to style as you'd like

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