This ‘all’ shit lumps villains in with people/things worth preserving. Same energy as when folks say shit like “I wouldn’t wish death on anyone” …like bitch, get off your high horse take half a second to understand that defending evil people is damning everyone else.
Depends on the context. There’s a long list of things I would rather have happen to an evil person than death. Best case scenario they develop some self awareness and empathy and become disgusted with their own behavior, and start using their influence for actual good. Failing that, at least the voting population could recognize aforementioned evil and choose not to fucking support it. Failing that, an actually functional system of checks and balances that prevents aforementioned evil dipshit from abusing their authority even if they try. Failing that, an actually functional legal system and prosecutes people (even rich and powerful people) for breaking the law; and laws that aren’t malicious in nature. Failing that… a well placed meteor strike, car accident, heart attack, bear attack, vigilante: don’t care, so long as it removes them from power.
What bugs me is how often we hang out at the edge of that last ‘failing that’ and a horde of apologists feel like they’re holding some kind of moral high ground and drawing the line there, in opposition to any further intervention, and instead just bending over and taking the oppression. And in that case, yes, not wishing death on the supervillian who’s proven to be immune to everything else is synonymous with wishing suffering upon the millions of people under that villain’s influence.
…but, that’s a lot of words, so… you can see why ^that doesn’t make the greatest conversation starter.
But, I think after last failed that, it is time to Riot, not wait for natural death of that person. Riot to change laws to be fair. Riot for fair income for all ( like smallest income not allowed to bi smaller than 1/12 of biggest income, or universal income). Riot for a voting system that makes sense. Riot for more political diversity.
Not just kill people, as evil as they are, fight for good law and law enforcement, then you don’t have to do the dirty job.
To the contrary:
Nazi lives don’t matter.
Nazi cars don’t matter.
This ‘all’ shit lumps villains in with people/things worth preserving. Same energy as when folks say shit like “I wouldn’t wish death on anyone” …like bitch, get off your high horse take half a second to understand that defending evil people is damning everyone else.
When a fascist destroyed the world in The Avengers, Thor chopped off his head. That’s what superheroes do in pop culture, they kill bad people
That’s why the CEO shooter is a superhero.
😮Is not directly wishing death to someone the same as defending someone to you?
I think that is pretty hardcore, tho
Depends on the context. There’s a long list of things I would rather have happen to an evil person than death. Best case scenario they develop some self awareness and empathy and become disgusted with their own behavior, and start using their influence for actual good. Failing that, at least the voting population could recognize aforementioned evil and choose not to fucking support it. Failing that, an actually functional system of checks and balances that prevents aforementioned evil dipshit from abusing their authority even if they try. Failing that, an actually functional legal system and prosecutes people (even rich and powerful people) for breaking the law; and laws that aren’t malicious in nature. Failing that… a well placed meteor strike, car accident, heart attack, bear attack, vigilante: don’t care, so long as it removes them from power.
What bugs me is how often we hang out at the edge of that last ‘failing that’ and a horde of apologists feel like they’re holding some kind of moral high ground and drawing the line there, in opposition to any further intervention, and instead just bending over and taking the oppression. And in that case, yes, not wishing death on the supervillian who’s proven to be immune to everything else is synonymous with wishing suffering upon the millions of people under that villain’s influence.
…but, that’s a lot of words, so… you can see why ^that doesn’t make the greatest conversation starter.
😄🫶🏻 I agree pretty much
But, I think after last failed that, it is time to Riot, not wait for natural death of that person. Riot to change laws to be fair. Riot for fair income for all ( like smallest income not allowed to bi smaller than 1/12 of biggest income, or universal income). Riot for a voting system that makes sense. Riot for more political diversity.
Not just kill people, as evil as they are, fight for good law and law enforcement, then you don’t have to do the dirty job.