Temporary Othering – A Tool for Self-Defense

July 12, 2019 Off By Real Estate Club of America

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The latest mass killing in the US has created quite a stir of Othering.

It began with a socially outcast vengeful young man with pent-up frustration that blames others for his unhappiness. To many in the united states, he had been a”Nut Job”. To many people outside the US, he was another”American Nut Job”. To some pro-gun people, he was just a”Bad Guy with a Gun”. He had been a Misogynist. To other girls, he was another’Man’ doing what guys do.

Determined by which particular agenda you want to promote, the labeling of the killer as a’this’ or a’which’ is the beginning of a logical sounding, but essentially emotional thinking Othering based argument.

The killer used Othering to a large degree. Othering was the justification for his killing spree. They’d Othered him, so now he was going to flip them in return. And assuming the news stories are correct, Othering was the instrument that facillitated the killing of his three roommates. Apparently, he hit them on the back of the head with a hammer and then slit their throats.

Othering is an extremely effective tool for getting the work done. If your primary goal is to kill as efficiently as possible, there’s absolutely not any need for engaging your goal as a human being with confrontation, anger, and a frontal assault. Othering offers you the capacity to slaughter your own dehumanized target without the hindrance of conscience and ethical considerations.

Concerning self-defense, it’s important to realize that in the event you’ve been Othered, then it’s time to throw the principles of social conflict from the window. Most likely, your attacker isn’t going to provide you the warning signs of aggression and anger. He or she could lure you, deceive you, and attack you from behind with their weapon of choice.

As soon as you were Othered, your practiced strategy of logically or emotionally attractive to the other person’s humanity is no more valid. To him or her, you’re no longer human. Therefore, you do not qualify for the status of negotiation.

You now are faced with engaging in your own type of Othering — Temporary Othering for Self-Defense (TOSD). In its purest form, TOSD means that you dispatch your attacker with the exact same cold blooded efficiency and methods he would seek to use on you. You use deceit and overwhelming force to interrupt your attacker, foil his plan, and disengage to safety. Your Othering is restricted to the time required to get the work done. The time need for you to get away. Extended Othering is very likely to get you sent to jail when you go beyond what’s necessary. Othering provides power. It frees you from the bonds of the limitations of socialization and ethical issues. It allows you to perform actions that you would ordinarily never do, and therein lies its power. But rationalized Othering is something different. The California killer justified his Othering and rationalized. It allowed him to kill innocent young women he had never met for being women. And in return, it enables the Othering and labeling of the entire male gender as misogynists by people who attempt to exploit the dark power of Othering.

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