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   Rabbit Cohen (bathyspherehat@mastodon.online)'s status on Wednesday, 12-Jun-2024 03:20:36 JST Rabbit Cohen

   It's actually really important to remember that Nazis were and are people, not because I'm concerned for their welfare, but because when you think of them as a different species, you stop considering that you, your friends, and your loved ones are capable of the same crimes.

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     Rabbit Cohen (bathyspherehat@mastodon.online)'s status on Wednesday, 12-Jun-2024 03:20:51 JST Rabbit Cohen

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     There is no human being who is not a person. This is fundamental. That includes people who do and believe terrible things.

     Paul Cantrell repeated this.
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     Rabbit Cohen (bathyspherehat@mastodon.online)'s status on Wednesday, 12-Jun-2024 03:20:51 JST Rabbit Cohen

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     Another reason that this is important is that if you create a class of humans that you don't think of as people, you're in danger of that class expanding to fit anyone who is convenient to unperson.