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wide_eyed_stupid@lemmy.world âš1â© âšweekâ© agoI have always felt bad for ânon-practicingâ pedophiles. It must be a horribly lonely thing to go through. Not only are you universally hated, but you have desires and longings you can -never- act on, a need that can -never- be fulfilled. Add to that the isolation⊠it must be hell. And all because of something they canât change. And the worst thing about it is that the hatred is so understandable. Where someoneâs kids are involved, of course they wonât take any risks. Of course theyâre going to lash out at anything and anyone that might be dangerous. Itâs a visceral thing.
But youâre right. This idea that every pedophile wants to rape kids is probably very damaging. Not just to the pedophiles themselves, but also the kids around them. When you push someone into a secret corner where they canât talk to people about their issues, where they canât be honest, canât get help⊠youâll only make sure that some of them donât look for help, when they might have otherwise. Someone with nothing to lose is more dangerous than someone with some social net.
Maybe I would feel different if I had kids myself, but I have always approached it from a rational point of view. Does every heterosexual guy rape women? Does every heterosexual woman rape men? Does every gay man rape men? No, of course not. So why assume that every pedophile rapes children? I am no expert, but I assume there are way more people with these feelings than we would like to know. Luckily most humans have some sort of self-control.
AI_toothbrush@lemmy.zip âš1â© âšweekâ© ago
You worded it very well. I also think that much more people have pedophilia than you would think at first. Thats one of the reasons why i think so many rich people take part in diddy and epstien parties. If you never got help, and have so much money that you feel untouchable, you will take advantage of people around you because there are no repercussions.