#some inevitable idiot shit-head who has zero reading comprehension: so you're saying that person was GOOD??? that you
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musical-chick-13 · 15 days ago
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Having principles that you believe apply to every single person without question means that you sure do risk others thinking you're defending reprehensible people, huh.
#FOR EXAMPLE#me: idk I think that maybe torture is bad and that it's never okay#*horrible person gets tortured during an act of war during a violent coup*#me: okay but. that's still bad. I know that person really sucked big time but that's. that's bad. we shouldn't do that. there should be#zero torture. none. I don't care how much I hate someone.#some inevitable idiot shit-head who has zero reading comprehension: so you're saying that person was GOOD??? that you#DEFEND THEIR ACTIONS??????? that they deserve to be held COMPLETELY UNACCOUNTABLE FOREVER??????????????#if there is one thing I can count on it's that very VERY few people actually do truly believe in consistently applying the standards they#claim to espouse.#'abuse/rape is bad' until a woman you don't like is the victim. 'police and prisons are bad' until you imagine them targeting the people#you personally hate. 'all queer identities should be protected' until someone uses what you deem to be 'weird' pronouns#'hate crimes are reprehensible' until it's a gay or trans person or poc who personally annoys you#you get where this is going#tw: torture mention#tw: abuse mention#tw: rape mention#tw: homophobia mention#tw: transphobia mention#tw: racism mention#In the Vents#oh I can't even believe I forgot 'dictatorships are bad' until one of them labels itself as the Right Kind Of Communist and then you#excuse everything they do in the name of anti-imperialism#genuinely I am so over this I'm not going to be polite or patient about this anymore lmao.
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