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Hitler, and most of the other conquerors, saw the people they killed as nuissances to be swept away. For Hitler, the deaths of the Poles was insignifican. Those people had something that Hitler wanted. i.e. Poland, "lebensraum"., and the deaths of the Jews were a positive boon. He did tha...

If you're of the opinion that motivations don't matter, and the only relevant thing is the thing done in the end, that's fine, I can understand that. But I do think that motivation matters.

I doubt that they say, "How can I be more evil today?"... True, objective "evil" doesn't exist outside of D&D. That's why using the word can be problematic. Even if someone does something for their own benefit, they do it because they truly believe that it's the best thing t...

President Bush wrote: ↑Wed Apr 10, 2024 4:34 amYou mean like fucking over the commies at the UN?

Yes. I'm sure he was convinced that fucking over the commies was in the best interest of his country at the time.

sparks wrote: ↑Tue Apr 09, 2024 11:49 pm You said it yourself: He was an awful person. His motivation is irrelevant.

I don't think it is.

The full meal deal on Kissinger can be found in Christopher Hitchens' book on him. Read up and weep. I know he was an awful person, but what I'm trying to get at is whether he was awful because he genuinely believed that he was doing good and what he was doing was necessary, or was he full knowing ...

Pres, that might have some impact if I had any idea who it was.

Edit: Ah, the URL tells me it's Kissinger. Are you implying that he had evil intentions?

I think most politicians do try really hard to do what's good for their constituents - or at least, what they believe is good for their constituents. The constraints of politics and reliance on donors and their interests means that they can't always do all the things they want.

Here's what happened to me: As a sociology experiment, i began to look at news on the enemy's channel(s). I would alternate between left and right main stream news...and i certainly wasn't taken in by the republican-style rhetoric...instead, i saw the 'left' news as equally hyperbolic and repetitio...

stanky wrote: ↑Mon Apr 08, 2024 4:28 amHow could this be, in a representative democracy?

In a genuine representative democracy, it can't. But America isn't that.