Image source: http://www.breitbart.com/london/2017/04/21/amnesty-international-warns-of-serious-consequences-of-opposing-open-borders-in-general-election/

I stare at this picture. I try to empathize to know what I’m dealing with. Simply, replace their slogan with whatever issue you’d be more than glad to spend your time on.

So the question is, how do they support this and feel about this? (substitution)

Drawing on other information here’s what I’ve come up with:

Empathizing rather than systematizing: These people look at refugees in question, notice what would be better for them, then what to give it to them. The thought process stop here. It only cares about what’s in their purview, ignoring the system they are a part of, and in so doing, ignoring the consequences. And it is in ignoring the consequences that they become subhuman or should keep to their children.

I think they think along the lines of ”These people want help, I want to help them, how could anyone be against this? they must be evil”.

Well, imagine replying ”I care about everyone (which implies that you systematize and see how it affects everyone else and the consequences, not just the refugees in your purview)” What would follow? Will it be denial, hostility, or will it be curiosity and civility? That’s the shit test to gauge their moral character. Give them a few chances to be sure.

If they acquiesce at their particular angle of approach, and it’s limitations with for example: Yes, I care about everyone in general, I just haven’t really thought about others beyond the refugees on this manner. I see there might be a reason int hat to be against this; I failed to see it.

Let your imagination role. Test your imagination with real world experimentation. Do they say ”YOU OWE THEM, GIVE THEM EVERYTHING” (denying your value) or etc? Listen. Listen well.

They could also be massive cowards in many ways, being vapid drones of their in-grouping simply mindless group thinking, slogan repetition, virtue signaling, ostracizing out-groups, parroting. I call them meme bots (who answer to a botnet of puppet masters in the media, academia, etc). I love giving refuge to people, but only moral allies 🙂 or the morally benign.

If I can’t have a respectful conversation, with people who share some values, share curiosity for knowledge related to those values, and share a drive to act based on their values and their relevant knowledge, what friends do I really have? none. I call them acquaintances.