Re:An Existential Threat to Doing Good Science
by causi on Tuesday November 08, 2022 @01:33AM
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where the fascist tyranny was instigated by racism
When has that happened, though? It's more often the opposite. Hitler magnified racism as a tool to gather power. Racism against African-descended people grew out of the institution of slavery, not the other way around.
Come to think of it: the fascists ideologues were probably certain of being "the good guys", themselves.
One of the most tragic facets of human psychology is that being abused a particular way makes you more likely to abuse others in that same way, not less likely.
When has that happened, though? It's more often the opposite. Hitler magnified racism as a tool to gather power. Racism against African-descended people grew out of the institution of slavery, not the other way around.
Come to think of it: the fascists ideologues were probably certain of being "the good guys", themselves.
One of the most tragic facets of human psychology is that being abused a particular way makes you more likely to abuse others in that same way, not less likely.