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That sounds a lot like being charitable with the witch burners because their crops were failing and they were starving and scared.

You don't get a pass just because your emotions ran over your rationalism.

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I'm not giving anybody a pass, I'm just trying to understand their actual psychology instead of believing a simplified and inaccurate story. I believe that true understanding and compassion are the foundation of making the world better. You can understand a person's motivations without compromising your own beliefs.

> "I'm just trying to understand their actual psychology instead of believing a simplified and inaccurate story. I believe that true understanding and compassion are the foundation of making the world better."

Exactly this. Both sides of the political spectrum could use a bit of this thinking in my opinion.

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