Jack of Harts

One of the dangers of modern politics is the outright lies. As one example, the party of slavery, segregation, and racism has spent decades accusing the party that has fought slavery, segregation, and racism for nearly centuries of being racist, and a bevy of other sins, including being literally “Worse Than Hitler.” And Big Media never questions the accusations, but simply asks WHY they are so evil. Now most Americans recognize that they are being lied to, but there are still tens of millions that actually do believe the lies. And when that many people truly believe that their political opponents are literally “Worse Than Hitler,” it makes any attack against them justifiable, including killing them. This makes modern politics very dangerous.

There are two main ways to show respect to people. One is to respect them as people. As persons. Another is to respect their knowledge or their authority. These are two entirely different types and meanings of respect, and in a healthy society both of them would be… respected. Many operate under the rule that the first type of respect is automatic, while the second must be earned. But we now find ourselves in a place where many think they can force people to respect the authority or knowledge of others, and if such respect is not given, those people no longer need to be respected as people. Many cheer when they are depersoned. A society that does not encourage respect for people becomes a dangerous society, and that is not good for any person in society.