I understand how, when it comes to sensitive topics, people shut their brains down. I get it. I really do. But it's exhausting how many times I have to be like "There are no thought crimes, you have to actually harm someone or contribute to the harm of someone for you to be have done something bad."
And then I get legions of people who are like "Ah, so you're okay with people DOING BAD THINGS?" No, I'm explicitly against that
"Ah but if they DID THE BAD THINGS, it's because they were THINKING ABOUT IT and WANTING TO DO IT." Correct. The problem is the doing
"Oh, so you think NO ONE who EVER thought about doing bad things has EVER done a bad thing??" No. I'm sure many of them did think about it beforehand. I'm sure many also did not. It's the doing that's the issue
"So you want me to be COOL with PEOPLE DOING BAD THINGS" No. The doing is the problem. I also don't expect you to be cool with anything, I don't know you or care about you and nobody is owed any particular emotional reaction
"YOU WANT ME TO LOVE PEOPLE WHO DO BAD THINGS" Not really no
"YOU WANT ME TO KISS PEOPLE WHO THINK HARMFUL THOUGHTS ON THE MOUTH" Not really no
"SO YOU LOVE WHEN BAD THINGS ARE DONE" Where am I losing you















