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In reply to the discussion: When someone flies a plane into a building, the motivation matters [View all]guillaumeb
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But, what matters is also the action.
So, when the Chinese Government mandated a one child policy, with forced abortions for those who violated the policy, that mattered,
And when the same Government forces Uighurs to host what are in effect, Han Chinese spies who look for signs of "deviance", that matters.
The problem, as some seem unable to realize, is that people use many things to justify what they wish to do. Patriotism, power, religion, language, color, and ethnicity are all used by those who wish to divide for purposes of power.
So, if we wish to identify a problem, we need to identify the underlying motivation. And we need to realize that sometimes people have multiple motivations, but the need for dominance is a basic motivator.
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When someone flies a plane into a building, the motivation matters [View all]
Major Nikon
Jan 2019
OP
Religion is an excuse for bad behavior and has been for two thousand years at least.
BigmanPigman
Jan 2019
#1
But we also need to remember that he sets rules for others that he exempts himself from.
trotsky
Jan 2019
#17
Because some float the idea religious tolerance demands the acceptance of bad behavior
Major Nikon
Jan 2019
#23
And you are certain that you speak for all the members of the Chinese Government?
guillaumeb
Jan 2019
#25