And I quote...

[pacman000]

"The words of the wise heard in quiet are better than the shouting of a ruler among fools."--Ecclesiastes 9:17

[Rev. Powell]

 "If an opinion contrary to your own makes you angry, that is a sign that you are subconsciously aware of having no good reason for thinking as you do. If some one maintains that two and two are five, or that Iceland is on the equator, you should feel pity rather than anger..."--Bertrand Russell

[pacman000]

"We are holding our own."

-Ernest M. McSorley

Captain of the Edmond Fitzgerald

Last words broadcast before she went down.

[Trevor]

"We are holding our own."

-Ernest M. McSorley

Captain of the Edmond Fitzgerald

Last words broadcast before she went down.

😔😢

[pacman000]

John 14:6 (American Standard Version)
Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, and the truth, and the life: no one cometh unto the Father, but by me.

[pacman000]

Luke 1:68-70 (American Standard Version)
Blessed be the Lord, the God of Israel; For he hath visited and wrought redemption for his people, And hath raised up a horn of salvation for us In the house of his servant David (As he spake by the mouth of his holy prophets that have been from of old),

[Rev. Powell]

"An avidity to punish is always dangerous to liberty. It leads men to stretch, to misinterpret, and to misapply even the best of laws."-Thomas Paine

[indianasmith]

This one never gets old for me:

"And finally, this question: The mystery of whose story it will be; of who draws the curtain. Who is it that chooses our steps in the dance? Who drives us mad, lashes us with whips and crowns us with victory when we survive the impossible? Who is it that does all these things? Who honors those we love with the very life we live? Who sends monsters to kill us and at the same time sings that we will never die?

Who teaches us what's real and how to laugh at lies? Who decides why we live and what we'll die to defend? Who chains us? And who holds the Key that can set us free?

It's you.
You have all the weapons you need.

Now Fight."

The closing monologue from SUCKER PUNCH

[Rev. Powell]

"Patriotism is a parasite's pride--a tick boasting about the dog it feeds on, mistaking dependence for dignity."--attributed to Diogenes

[lester1/2jr]

"I'm a f**king idiot because I can't make a lamp?"

"No, you're a genius because you can't make a lamp."

[zombie no.one]

"If an opinion contrary to your own makes you angry, that is a sign that you are subconsciously aware of having no good reason for thinking as you do. If some one maintains that two and two are five, or that Iceland is on the equator, you should feel pity rather than anger..."--Bertrand Russell

I agree according to the two examples given there - but they are completely neutral in a moralistic / political / emotional sense, which is quite convenient.

Imagine a speaker stating the opinion "I believe all of us ['X people'] are fundamentally superior to all ['Y people'] and therefore all ['Y People'] should have fewer rights" to an assembled crowd of 'X People' who then erupted in applause.... if that scenario was to stir up a sense of anger in a 'Y person', that does not mean the 'Y Person' has baseless opinions.

[Rev. Powell]

"If an opinion contrary to your own makes you angry, that is a sign that you are subconsciously aware of having no good reason for thinking as you do. If some one maintains that two and two are five, or that Iceland is on the equator, you should feel pity rather than anger..."--Bertrand Russell

I agree according to the two examples given there - but they are completely neutral in a moralistic / political / emotional sense, which is quite convenient.

Imagine a speaker stating the opinion "I believe all of us ['X people'] are fundamentally superior to all ['Y people'] and therefore all ['Y People'] should have fewer rights" to an assembled crowd of 'X People' who then erupted in applause.... if that scenario was to stir up a sense of anger in a 'Y person', that does not mean the 'Y Person' has baseless opinions.

That's a good counter-example. In the case you describe I think there would be a strong mix of fear and anger. Pity for the ignorant supremacists would be a proper moral response, but it's theoretical and abstract and submerged under the others. It is important to recognize that while negative emotions like anger and fear are generally counterproductive, there are always exceptions. These emotions evolved because they had a purpose. I imagine Russell would have a response to you be unfortunately we can't ask him anymore (maybe he refines his idea in a section not quoted here.)