> I'm routinely dealing with the types of people many folks in "polite society" think should be euthanized. It sucks, when those people say what they think.
I do take your point overall, but in this kind of example would it not be better to bring it out into the open and discuss it? Granted it would likely be an unpleasant conversation, but they do hold an unpleasant opinion, so why not make them go through the unpleasantness of defending it?
Because they don’t actually need to defend it. We see that all the time, these days. When someone is called out on extreme rhetoric, they don’t bother to defend it. They just throw ad hominem attacks at those that question the position, and double down on their BS.
It works a treat. Trying to “call out” people, these days, simply gives them a new platform, and actually amplifies their hate.
I do take your point overall, but in this kind of example would it not be better to bring it out into the open and discuss it? Granted it would likely be an unpleasant conversation, but they do hold an unpleasant opinion, so why not make them go through the unpleasantness of defending it?