Listening to the radio today I heard of Tesla owners in Canada fear being vandalized by folks they don't know, to get back at Musk and Trump, although I hear the reason is to get back at Musk for his support for Trump, acts that punish Canadians and Canadians punish Musk by vandalizing the car. This is a roundabout way of expressing anger which punishes the innocent particularly since the cars were probably purchased before we knew anything about Musk.
People tend to punish the people who cannot fight back. This is a morality issue. Yes it would be difficult to do anything to hurt the biggest bullies who are destroying our world but we have to be wise. Retaliation does not hurt those who hurt others. Hurt people hurt people! And there goes our work/money to punish the innocent for our fleeting sense of righteousness.
If we are hurt, angry, tired, afraid of what is happening in our world, we must choose actions that will help us not make things worse. Of course it's not easy finding the right things to do, especially if the villain is out of target range. We can think seriously before we act though.
It reminds me of a woman who tried to punish men for what her father did to her mother. Only it backfired of course. She only hurt herself when a boy she fell for expressed his desire and she punished him losing his love forever.
A loser is someone who seeks rewards by hurting others.
Most of us have been hurt in our lives but the greatest pain is for those who persist in competing for top spot and who become isolated, afraid, while trying to look tough. People who choose to hurt others in order to feel good.
It's a terrible idea. Hurt people hurt people.
When the news, the media succumbs to this, we as a group cannot find a way to fix what hurts others and therefore we watch our world slip into war, torture and blame, and then feel disgusted, powerless, punished and in despair.
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