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Can you understand someone who did evil, or even agree with part of their message, without standing behind them?
Ted Kaczynski, the Unabomber, killed three people while arguing that industrial technology erodes human freedom and destroys the natural world.
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“Yes, understanding is not approval. I can see how they got there and still condemn what they did”
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Yes, understanding is not approval. I can see how they got there and still condemn what they did
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I can understand but never agree. Once someone kills for an idea, I won't endorse any of it
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Yes, I can agree with part of it. The warning had merit, the violence had none
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No, I don't want to understand them. Some people don't deserve the effort
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No, agreeing gives them legitimacy. It is safer not to engage with their message at all
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It depends on the harm. Small wrongs can be understood, mass harm cannot
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