So, I was typing up and formatting notes for a bit of something I have. It is regarding politics. A section that I have written down reads:
"Right now, the Democrats are being crippled, with regards to election chances, with their constant crises, embarrassments, and ineffectiveness."
I was tempted to include malice or malevolence in that list within the section, even though I distantly remember malice nor malevolence being part of the list. I also remember the notion of Hanlon's razor, which states: "Never attribute to malice that which can be adequately explained by stupidity."
This brings me to the point and question I wish to impost onto GW: Lately, both on here and on PDW, there has been a large uptick of posts that call the constant crises that we are suffering through right now is a result of evil. The question are as follows:
Is there a hazard associated with labeling an outcome or event a result of evil or malice? Hanlon's Razor came into fruition for a reason and I wonder if we are driving to a potential danger from ignoring Hanlon's Razor and labeling the enemy's actions as evil rather than incompetence?
We probably overdo it with evil because of the egregious evil that is prevalent on the left. It would probably be a good idea to apply the HR before posting. We all heave relatives that aren’t evil, but espouse leftist ideology. It probably falls more in the category of ignorance or I’m competent reasoning.