M W Thayer
May 28, 2023

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These words hit me deep. I know they are true, I don’t deny that. Yet I still try to maintain some semblance of a pragmatic pacifism and “no enemies” approach to life.

These words strike deep and true to this contradiction I hold very close to my chest. I honestly can’t say I know what to do with it. Nazi’s as a group/ideal are obviously enemies, antithetical to every belief I have in humanity. Yet if I were to meet a neo-nazi individual in person, I probably wouldn’t be able to help seeing their humanity.

Then again, depending upon how much immediate harm I perceive them wreaking, my compassion for their humanity may manifest in putting them out of their misery like a rabid dog.

I honestly can’t say… let’s hope I never have to find out.

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M W Thayer
M W Thayer

Written by M W Thayer

Yet another white dude with yet another opinion. Is that opinion founded in Wisdom? I don't know, you tell me.

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