I was reading comments about the kilmar Garcia case in tiktok, about how he deserves it, mocking his wife who's brave enough to go on TV and talk about this against an administration that would deport her too, or worse. And they mock her, saying if you love him so much go join him, saying that she's lying, saying that they hope he's dead. All because this man is visibly brown in America.
Something just welled up inside me. It felt like I just wanted to hurt them. To stop them from hurting others. And that they were bad people hurting not just innocent people but humanity. And I wanted them to suffer for it. And I hate it. These people to me are just evil. And I can't stand it. Idk what to do. They are like nazis.
I'm a gentle person. I work at a garden center. I work with flowers. I garden. I cry seeing animals in pain. But these people... these people that want others to go to a concentration camp for having autism awareness tattoos and without due process are evil to me. They want brown skinned people to go to concentration camps. Idk what to do. This world is so cruel.
Originally Posted By u/Informal_Natural8128 At 2025-04-16 12:35:38 AM | Source
It is the weak who are cruel, gentleness can be expected only from the strong. -Leo Rosen
Also “Hurt people hurt people.”
Note I am not in any way meaning to imply that one should accept or excuse cruel behavior.
But I do not want to respond to hateful people by being hateful myself. Responding from strength means taking action and responding clearly and forcefully. It is really hard to see fellow humans be so blind and so cruel and cause such unimaginable harm. Agree - they need to be stopped. I don’t know how to help this stop.
But they are still fellow humans - with their own stories and struggles. The response to someone dehumanizing others isn’t to dehumanize them back.
So the question is what actions can we take? I am not a target (born in the US, white) outside of my political beliefs - so how can I take a stand in a way that might help / have an effect?
I don’t know. I share your despair at seeing what is happening - and I encourage you to keep hold of your compassion and strength and act from there. Act boldly, forcefully, and with love.