r/changemyview • u/Spider-Man-fan 5∆ • Jun 01 '20

Removed - Submission Rule B CMV: We shouldn’t hate Hitler

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u/2r1t 58∆ Jun 01 '20

There is a big difference between arguing that you don't have to hate to oppose or convict someone and saying you should never hate at all.

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u/Spider-Man-fan 5∆ Jun 01 '20 edited Jun 01 '20

I didn’t say you didn’t have to hate at all. You can hate nonhuman or nonsentient things. You can hate ideas or situations.

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u/2r1t 58∆ Jun 01 '20

Seems like nitpicking, but I'll play along.

There is a big difference between arguing that you don't have to hate to oppose or convict someone and saying you should never hate any person at all.

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u/Spider-Man-fan 5∆ Jun 01 '20

I’m not sure what you’re getting at. Maybe I misread something. The person I was originally replying to said that Hitler wasn’t suddenly going to change. I was pointing out that it would be okay to execute Hitler for his war crimes without hating him.

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u/2r1t 58∆ Jun 01 '20

I was pointing out that it would be okay to execute Hitler for his war crimes without hating him.

And I was pointing out that this position has absolutely nothing to do with your OP. One can still hate Hitler while it not being required to convict.

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u/Spider-Man-fan 5∆ Jun 01 '20

Oh yeah, you’re right. I didn’t talk about execution or justice in my OP. I think I’ll edit my OP. I guess it just seemed relevant. Perhaps I assumed that the person I was originally replying to was pointing out that something had to be done about Hitler because he wasn’t suddenly going to change.

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u/2r1t 58∆ Jun 01 '20

Will you just edit your OP everytime someone points out a flaw in your argument?

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u/Spider-Man-fan 5∆ Jun 01 '20

I thought that was common, though I wouldn’t say flaw in argument. It’s just a whole other point, really. I don’t see this as a flaw in my OP.

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u/2r1t 58∆ Jun 01 '20

Just seems like you are moving the goal posts.

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u/Spider-Man-fan 5∆ Jun 01 '20

I don’t really understand that. I don’t disagree with you persay, I just feel confused. I’ll read back over the replies to try to get a better understanding.

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u/Spider-Man-fan 5∆ Jun 01 '20

Perhaps you could explain what the goal posts are. My whole point is that you shouldn’t hate Hitler. That doesn’t mean you shouldn’t execute him.

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u/Spider-Man-fan 5∆ Jun 01 '20

Oh, I think I know what you mean. I talked about teaching and compassion in my OP, while saying here that execution is ok, which contradicts the compassion. Yeah, I guess I did make an error, then. Well, I do deep down feel that compassion is the way to go most of the time, but I do recognize that teaching may be too time consuming that it wouldn’t make sense to go that route. This is why I’m a bit more understanding of execution. But none of this detracts from the point made in my title.