J L, thank you for that link. Pretty horrifying, an understatement. One doesn't remember history such as that because it is simply too painful. So it is good to be reminded of it in times when the leader exhibits racist behavior, such as the disappearing of immigrants to foreign prisons without even a nod to the law.
J L, thank you for that link. Pretty horrifying, an understatement. One doesn't remember history such as that because it is simply too painful. So it is good to be reminded of it in times when the leader exhibits racist behavior, such as the disappearing of immigrants to foreign prisons without even a nod to the law.
There is definitely a horror component to human nature, and not specific to any one society. The urge to bully. The thrill of cruelty. It has plagued our species for so long at so terrible a cost, you would think we would be more than ready to let it go.
J L, thank you for that link. Pretty horrifying, an understatement. One doesn't remember history such as that because it is simply too painful. So it is good to be reminded of it in times when the leader exhibits racist behavior, such as the disappearing of immigrants to foreign prisons without even a nod to the law.
There is definitely a horror component to human nature, and not specific to any one society. The urge to bully. The thrill of cruelty. It has plagued our species for so long at so terrible a cost, you would think we would be more than ready to let it go.