Every time we chat, and the discussion turns towards capitalism, she’s the one who without any hesitation just says we should kill them all. Now, though, it’s gone further to torture. And she names names. In addition to people like Bezos and Musk, she includes Ben Shapiro, Andrew Tate and others.
I say we should force them to work and maybe learn the error of their ways (After the revolution of course. During it many of these fucks will die and I’ll be glad).
Her current jobs is extremely horrible. She’s being massively overworked, verbally abused and, of course, underpaid. So I get her frustration. But it’s also scary. I don’t want her to get in any trouble.
I don’t know if I should be gently turning her away from imagining a slow and painful torture of capitalists or not. Am I being a lib or is she too extreme?
Agreed. What some people don't seem to recognize is that it's not about empathy for them. You're not letting go of the resentment out of compassion - it just isn't sustainable to be this angry all the time. It eats into other parts of your life and hinders your ability to take care of yourself, which in turn makes you less effective in your activism and less prepared should a serious movement ever develop.
Maybe this isn't true for everyone, but I'm angry about this sort of thing all the time and that is what has happened. I'm working on it, too.
So much this. I don't want to spare them because I love them. I'm not a Christian. I don't want them tortured because I have compassion for those who wish to see them tortured, because I think they would only be harmed by seeing that desire realized.