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[-] millie@beehaw.org 1 points 1 year ago

Calling their humanity into question when they see the downfall of someone who's oppressed them and are glad of it isn't exactly an action rooted in empathy and understanding. Is it?

Of course overly indulging the ugly parts of ourselves can have disastrous consequences, but do you think it's more 'human' to deny the very real justice people feel when they see powerful and malicious people fall?

Personally, I think a big part of having humanity for ourselves and one another is not beating ourselves up for being human. We have to have compassion for ourselves and for others who suffer as well as for our enemies. To me, that extends to not shitting on their revelry when Dorothy drops a house on somebody.

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