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Yes, it actually does. You've never had intrusive thoughts or been caught up in mob/tribalisitc mentality?

The excerpt you quoted makes it worse. In it, he acknowledges that he has absolutely no empathy for the person being beaten. Yea, great clarification! thanks!

And no, I have not fantasized about a mob beating a person to death.

No, it doesn't make it worse.

I loathe Tucker and am joyous to see him fall. He is a disgraceful human.

BUT, for him to say "I had this thought, and I don't like it. Even though I don't like a person, I realize I shouldn't wish him to be harmed because that kind of thinking is toxic" shows self reflection and a desire to not be the bitter death-wishing brand of human.

> I have not fantasized about a mob beating a person to death.

That wasn't my question, nice try. You've never had an intrusive thought that made you uncomfortable, ever?

I have, but I don't then proceed to fill multiple sentences with how much I still baselessly hate said person while also trying to make myself look like a saint for thinking something that should have been obvious to anyone beyond toddler years and well before having witnessed it first-hand. I also don't then proceed to host a TV show pushing to get that exact response out of the audience.

These are the thoughts of an utter sociopath. He's a skilled propagandist trying to dress up his racism and psychopathy and put it in a more presentable package.

It doesn't improve the racism, which ostensibly is what got him fired. But beyond that, he went right back to his job riling up mobs, so it's a bit empty.

>if I reduce people to their politics, how am I better than he is?

His "self reflection" is an attempt to feel self righteous and better than the stranger getting beaten for political reasons that he does not know.

People that reject the use of political violence are better than those that don't and I'm not going to pretend they aren't.

People that say they reject the use of political violence, yet continue to encourage it on national television and anywhere else they can, are worse than those that don't and I'm not going to pretend they aren't.

If you're going to claim he did this you really should back it up with a source.

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