It’s taken most of my life to understand how those people can reconcile the so called spiritual nature of religion with violence.
Language is a funny thing. Rational people tend to take words on their literal value before being told to look for another meaning, but some people don’t think that way. Their ideology isn’t so much strongly held but strongly ingrained.
I think conservative rhetoric tends to be more about tribalism than anything else. They don’t see the contradiction even if the literal words they’re saying contradict other beliefs they hold very strongly.
tl;dr - So long as it’s their team calling for war, it’s justified. If someone they care about is hurt, they’re the victim. Doesn’t matter what anyone else says, to them words are just other people making noises at them. It’s all about signaling and tribalism.
It’s taken most of my life to understand how those people can reconcile the so called spiritual nature of religion with violence.
Language is a funny thing. Rational people tend to take words on their literal value before being told to look for another meaning, but some people don’t think that way. Their ideology isn’t so much strongly held but strongly ingrained.
I think conservative rhetoric tends to be more about tribalism than anything else. They don’t see the contradiction even if the literal words they’re saying contradict other beliefs they hold very strongly.
tl;dr - So long as it’s their team calling for war, it’s justified. If someone they care about is hurt, they’re the victim. Doesn’t matter what anyone else says, to them words are just other people making noises at them. It’s all about signaling and tribalism.