I’ve seen the argument that it’s equal/fair treatment since some groups (presumably) think of other groups as less than human, but to me that’s just stooping to their level.
it's triggering a disgust response to make you think less clearly abt the argument being made... rhetorical tactics like this should always be a warning to slow down and think critically about what's being said
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Reply · Dec 5, 2022@Soph8B Perhaps… still, calling a whole group of people repugnant and inhuman doesn’t seem particularly humane or beautifulReply · Apr 25, 2023this is my point- replace the metaphor with the accurate human descriptors and then argue on the merits... if there are no remaining merits then the…Reply · Dec 3, 2023@vestiphile yeah i specifically mean to gesture at the ppl who expect / justify hurting others as some sort of necessary step in their journeyPost · Apr 25, 2023wrt current Discourse... I dislike all the metaphors referring to groups of humans as "rattlesnakes" or "maggots" or whatever... like, imo…