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Originally Posted by DayOne 
I don't think this is true to be honest. Because no, I haven't done any of those things. I have never, ever come remotely close to threatening to beat people up even when they have done something to seriously offend me. Nevermind for no reason at all. Nor would I.
I think that sometimes you can judge a person very quickly. For instance, moving on to a more serious example (rather than the two minor recent examples that I gave) I was mugged and beaten up a year or two ago. I'd done nothing wrong, they just wanted to steal mobile phones. The person that did that is worthless.
Yes they were probably poor.
Yes, they probably didn't get a great education.
Yes, that might have led them to do drugs or be homeless (I doubt that last bit in this case as they had a car, but that's beside the point).
But NOTHING would make me do that to someone. Nothing. Therefore I can make that judgement about them very quickly.
The only exceptions that I can think of is if they were mentally ill. Either naturally, accidentally or through abuse. However, the vast majority of these people do not have that 'excuse'.
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My point was not that those destructive behaviors are excusable, but that you have something to gain by actively refraining from slapping a ``worthless idiot`` tag on people for doing something you would never do. Your disapproval does not prevent people from doing those things anyway.
Behavior does not need to be justifiable or ethical for you to withhold your judgment. Coming to a verdict about another person`s worth doesn`t really do you much good, believe it or not. It`s tempting (compulsive even) to do so, because it justifies our own actions; it affirms that we are worth something.
There is a danger in judgment though... you are forming beliefs that will serve as your reality until you question them. Strange and wonderful things happen when you refuse to trust that reaction of condemnation you get when you witness someone acting in a way in which you disapprove. It`s not what you might expect. Don`t worry, their behavior won`t worsen just because you don`t get displeased. You`ll see a world that is not as bad as you believed it was.
Judging is extremely habitual, but voluntary. There is little of value to be gained from it, and there is something to be gained by refraining that cannot be understood until you do. That`s all I`m trying to say.
By the sounds of it, you`ve made up your mind already though; you`ve got a rebuttal for every differing viewpoint in this thread. Expect more of the same. Argue for your limitations, and they`re yours.
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My point is that things like this happen too often, violence and stupidity in the world is far too wide-spread for each of the culprits to have a reasonable excuse, if such a thing does indeed exist. Leading to the conclusion that a lot of these people are indeed worthless idiots. My question is how many of them are there? How wide-spread is it? To what extent, or what proportion of humanity, is....crap...?  |
To exactly the extent that you believe humanity is crap.
If you have concluded that many people are worthless and take away from your experience in life, then that`s what you`ll encounter.