• CharlesDarwin@lemmy.world
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    11 days ago

    Exactly this. We still have awful humans among us. And barring some kind of gene-editing/therapy, that won’t change.

    People used to take their families to lynchings. Vendors would sell food at the event. They’d put their kids up on their shoulders to get a better view. And they’d go for ice cream after. Just like they went to the movies or something.

    The culture may be better (well, except for conservatives and their heroes like Hegseth and donnie), but humans are not any different from that time.

    There are people that will absolutely love this and beg for more. Approximately 52% of Americans support the death penalty.

    I don’t think making a fun spectacle out of it will fix jack squat.

    • Malica@lemmy.zip
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      11 days ago

      Beg for more is an understatement. The hunger that builds for cruelty cannot be overestimated. They get rabid for it.