The Kindness 'Path'

This topic got brought up today via a YouTube channel that I watch, and it's an interesting question and thought process.

It's pointed out....since 2014, and across all of Europe (to include various other countries besides Germany)....that a kindness appeal to European citizens went out over migrants, immigrants and asylum politics. 

It was a political stance, a journalistic declaration, and even a religious invitation. 

So the question is....if you used 'kindness' in this appeal or path....why not via everything else?  You know....like taxation, or environmental issues, or welfare, or crime, or radical/extreme religious behavior? 

Kindness is often described as being tactful....that you make more friends by being kind.  Kindness can also be described as showing the good side of humanity. 

After a long while of pondering, I've come to this conclusion....my phrase on this 'kindness' business is that it is a mess with unintended consequences.  You end up with people who walk out of the 'forest'....feeling awful negative about asylum chatter or migrants with bad behavior....in a bit of shock that they were handcuffed to kindness for a long while, and now feel like an idiot.  Days, weeks, and months will pass....with the violated guy or gal standing there, and determined never to be open to kindness again. 

Yeah, it's kinda like eating a Mexican-food dinner, and waking up at 3 AM with serious stomach problems, greeting the toilet as a 'savior', and then vowing to never eating Mexican ever again.

As for the reason why 'kindness' was used in the first place....the journalists and strategy people probably felt that mortal minds have this 'click-on' button that is like a cat hearing a can-opening sound, and running straight to the sound....expecting a treat.

I would imagine that we all want some element of kindness in our society...it makes us feel whole, and justified in whatever we do.  The problem is....when a 'fake' kindness is dished-out, we are not that capable in observing it, or reacting with push-back. 

I hate to suggest always using skepticism when being given kindness, but you might want to improve your skeptical skills, and be ready for possible problems.