Hey Lucy, I like this, however, I'm a bit confused. When we have mass killers, say like the Nazis, how can we say they are OK? Yes, perhaps many of them were "just going along" or "doing their job" so they were really OK, but were they? When people do heinous things to other people are they OK? I find this confusing. For argument's sake, aren't there times when it's necessary and good to fight back? When it's OK to be angry (other than in the privacy of your home)?
Totally agree, Denise, it's hard to see them as OK. What we do in TA is say, the behavior is definitely not-OK. I actually consider these people as deranged, and all of us subject to our collective traumas. That doesn't stop us from fighting back at all. There's no excuse for, say, Marco Rubio or J.D. Vance who know better. The advice not to vent anger in public is so that we can stay safe and demonstrate, without looking crazy to the mass of Americans who are being sold the false story of violent rioters. It's strategic to be calm in that situation.
Hey Lucy, I like this, however, I'm a bit confused. When we have mass killers, say like the Nazis, how can we say they are OK? Yes, perhaps many of them were "just going along" or "doing their job" so they were really OK, but were they? When people do heinous things to other people are they OK? I find this confusing. For argument's sake, aren't there times when it's necessary and good to fight back? When it's OK to be angry (other than in the privacy of your home)?
Totally agree, Denise, it's hard to see them as OK. What we do in TA is say, the behavior is definitely not-OK. I actually consider these people as deranged, and all of us subject to our collective traumas. That doesn't stop us from fighting back at all. There's no excuse for, say, Marco Rubio or J.D. Vance who know better. The advice not to vent anger in public is so that we can stay safe and demonstrate, without looking crazy to the mass of Americans who are being sold the false story of violent rioters. It's strategic to be calm in that situation.
I get it - calmness as strategy - and totally agree with everything you've said, both in your essay and comment.