Comment by s1artibartfast

2 days ago

No need to be rude. Luckily, I also have room in my brain to hold two entire thoughts, and can acknowledge a deed and it's context are differnt too.

I don't have to take a brain-dead shortcut of claiming every deed is bad. Not even every deed that is self-serving is bad O_O

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Henchman21  2 days ago

> If someone is bad and worth condemnation, all their actions must also be bad.

> I don't have to take a brain-dead shortcut of claiming every deed is bad.

What? Reconcile these seemingly opposing statements?

  • s1artibartfast  2 days ago

    The second sentence of the first post was explication of the sentiment described and criticized by the preceding sentence. It is the sentiment I am calling out.

    The first post could or should have been more clearly written with an em-dash, but then people would start calling me a clanker. /s

    > Actor and action conflation is incredibly common these days — If someone is bad and worth condemnation, all their actions must also be bad.

    My position: Bad person can do good thing for bad motives. example: The evil wife beating doctor who saves a baby just because they get paid for it.

    My "autistic" brain can recognize that saving babies is still a good thing. I don't have to like the doctor, or their reasons. For whatever reason, a large portion of people see a comparable situation and instantly start arguing that saving babies is bad.