I recently came across this argument about woke kids T.V. shows indoctrinating kids about political/social issues. I think it's invalid, as bringing your children to religion is different from entertainment taking a side in current divisive political topics. But what do you think?
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I think the argument is often used in bad faith, but like many attack vectors, has a kernel of truth somewhere. Here's an easy example: genital mutilation - traditionally enforced through religion, but unfortunately accepted by many people who have little association with such religion.
But the intention of the argument is to bring up non-physical abuse. I wasn't a happy child, I know abuse can be non-physical. So what's a religious philosophy that could be considered abuse? There's at least a couple that promote victimhood and "us versus them", which also seem closely tied to an encouragement to hinder outsiders via discouraging traits like empathy (to outsiders) and generally dehumanizing outsiders. I'll even give a portion of that a pass because I think it's natural to care less for outsiders than insiders, but not to the extent that I understand those religions. Just the victimhood thing is really wicked and most of the users here should understand how so.
And look how much text I generated trying to respond to propaganda. That's part of the point, is not to make a real argument, but to make statements that people are reluctant to address fully due to time/effort compared to instigators dropping one-liners. I'll share a hint and a theory: these modern propagandists (some call them "leftists") are suffering from a mental condition I've started calling Mirror Syndrome. A person with Mirror Syndrome must, as a prerequisite, have lost or severely deteriorated their ability to self-reflect and look within themselves willingly (this shouldn't be a common thing and it is alarming to see it widespread). The person with Mirror Syndrome actually is in a constant state of accidental introspection..by looking at others. You know how male feminist allies often end up being rapists? They have no idea that they're acknowledging their own problems - they seriously think the qualities of a rapist are present in all other men because it's how they interpret their observations. Simply, a person with Mirror Syndrome is only capable of seeing themselves by looking at the mirror of others - and be sure, they must look at others, because it is very uncomfortable to look down and not see a body or any evidence of a self.
The hint is to consider the possibility that any person making cheap, prodding arguments has Mirror Syndrome. Oversimply, ask yourself if the retort "no u" might explain why they might really believe the accusations they make of others. Personally, I've been pursuing the idea seriously because I want to come up with a method to redeem the lost...it just remains out of my reach.