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[–] vinceman@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 11 hours ago

Fuck this a great post lmao

[–] HobbitFoot@thelemmy.club 5 points 17 hours ago

That's even worse.

[–] kat_angstrom@lemmy.world 6 points 19 hours ago

Public figures neither seek nor require my forgiveness, but working to undo previous damage done, and fighting to make the world a better place would be a nice way to balance the scales.

[–] deegeese@sopuli.xyz 25 points 1 day ago (1 children)

There is zero difference between Nazis and people who espouse Nazi views.

Internal justifications are worth jack shit outside your own mind.

[–] Fondots@lemmy.world 5 points 1 day ago

I'd say there's one narrow exception for people who espouse Nazi views in order to infiltrate and undermine the Nazis.

That's outside the scope of the question though.

[–] Aurenkin@sh.itjust.works 20 points 1 day ago (1 children)

There seems to be an assumption built into this question that genuinely holding beliefs that harm others is worse than simply promoting harmful beliefs for money. I'm not sure I agree with that or not but the latter definitely doesn't make someone worthy of forgiveness.

[–] deegeese@sopuli.xyz 15 points 1 day ago

Doing it for money is worse because it’s 100% selfish motivation.

Doing it for ideology means they’re trying to make the world a better place, but have a warped morality.

[–] Free_Opinions@feddit.uk 6 points 1 day ago

I don't even know who that is.

[–] Rhynoplaz@lemmy.world 7 points 1 day ago

Even worse since he should have known better.

[–] stinky@redlemmy.com 10 points 1 day ago

"Just kidding! I was playing a part for the money" isn't forgiveable

[–] apfelwoiSchoppen@lemmy.world 6 points 1 day ago

Intentions are meaningless. Fuck Matt Walsh.

[–] dumbass@leminal.space 8 points 1 day ago (1 children)
[–] Jagger2097@lemmy.world 0 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Been Shapiro minus the talent

[–] dumbass@leminal.space 7 points 1 day ago

Wait, Ben Shapiro has a talent?

[–] Sanctus@lemmy.world 6 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Well, hypothetically, if he shoved an entire pineapple backwards up his own ass I might entertain the thought of forgiving him for a fraction of a second before demanding he shove another, hypothetically.

[–] EleventhHour@lemmy.world 1 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Did you forgive Gavin McGinnes?

[–] Jagger2097@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago

How many pineapples?

That would be worse actually.

[–] Vanth@reddthat.com 1 points 1 day ago

Forgive him? I don't watch his content now and I never would. My forgiveness would be irrelevant to him, and a waste of my emotional energy for no gain.

The opposite of love isn't hate, it's apathy, blah de blah catchphrase. I am apathetic about Walsh.

[–] EleventhHour@lemmy.world 1 points 1 day ago

Nothing at all. In fact, that would make it even worse because he’s a traitor to his own people on top of everything else.