<oembed><type>rich</type><version>1.0</version><title>Mandrik wrote</title><author_name>Mandrik (npub1qe…z82qk)</author_name><author_url>https://njump.me/npub1qex7yjtuucs6ac49kjujdgytrjsphn5a4pdscu2w3qlprym4zsxqfz82qk</author_url><provider_name>njump</provider_name><provider_url>https://njump.me</provider_url><html>I don&#39;t want to linger too much on horrible events, but the Charlie Kirk assassination has rattled me in a very unexpected way. So much, that I&#39;m still working through it.&#xA;&#xA;It&#39;s no secret that humans are capable of evil. We constantly see it online. We&#39;ve become desensitized to it.&#xA;&#xA;This feels very different, and it&#39;s not even the horrible murder itself. Throughout history, non-violent people have been executed for less. Awful, but not unexpected.&#xA;&#xA;What&#39;s new is seeing friends, or maybe even family, embrace the evil. Be it with gloating, laughing, indifference, etc. We probably all know someone who has reacted in a very startling way to this murder.&#xA;&#xA;That&#39;s hitting hard these past few days.&#xA;&#xA;Politics are irrelevant here. You should be comfortable existing alongside peaceful people who think differently.&#xA;&#xA;What I don&#39;t want is to be around people who find pleasure or satisfaction in acts of pure evil.&#xA;&#xA;I&#39;m questioning why I allowed these people to be a part of my life, or how I didn&#39;t notice signs earlier. What could I have done better to possibly prevent this?&#xA;&#xA;We&#39;re not used to this. &#xA;&#xA;I think we&#39;re still processing what this means going forward. Who we allow into our lives, and around our children.&#xA;&#xA;If the overwhelming majority of humans reacted to this tragedy with disgust and empathy, we wouldn&#39;t be here. &#xA;&#xA;Unfortunately the evil within some people is worse than realized.&#xA;&#xA;And that&#39;s terrifying.</html></oembed>