From: Xela@yabbs
To: arachnoi@yabbs
Subject: atrocities are atrocities
Date: Thu Jun 23 14:19:16 1994

{Since it was a mediocre atrocity against the jews/gays/morons...} blah, 
blah

So you define a level of atrocity based on property damage, i.e. city 
salting?  I examine each atrocity in its own light, taking into account 
every factor I can. If I solely examined the horror of a massacre, would 
Hitler be Pee-Wee Herman compared to Stalin?

{"non sequitor"}

Play devil's advocate for a moment, and see yourself in my position.  If I 
had been accused of rape, for example, wouldn't I want to absolve myself 
of guilt, assuming I was innocent?

{Do you have to make someone suffer in order to be a bigot, or just 
espouse a particular bias or hatred?}

I didn't realize that the two events occured independently.  I've always 
seen particular prejudices associated with someone's or some group's 
mental or physical suffering.

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