People do things wrong, I know.
I've been a people for awhile;
Often conscious what we do
Lies between less than optimal,
And somewhere far more hideous,
More angry, carnal, deceptive.
Evil or sick: it's possible we're both.
And then we alternate between
Moral and psychological explanations:
Unforgiving of lapses of the first kind,
Understanding of mistakes of the second.
People we disapprove of are evil;
People whose tribe we identify with
Can't help what they do, or are excused.
These distinctions are often arbitrary.
Evil or sick: it's possible we're both.
We must decide if we believe
People have agency or not,
And if so, when or when not;
We cannot fix a problem which
Is only a problem for our enemies
And that we're blind to in our friends.
Evil or sick: it's possible we're both.
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I’m not sure that I’m ready for dichotomy this early in the New Year! Happy New Year to you Owen.