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Re: Dictionary.

gbaikie — 3/5/2003 11:01:55 AM (archived)

"... Instead, words like ""tyrannical", "dangerous" or especially "ruthless" are used.

Mauvais and méchant were meant for playgrounds , between chidren playing police and thieves."

A movie director could be called "tyrannical"; A fashion designer "ruthless"; and a sharpen stick is "dangerous". When the word "evil" is used you are a implying something different. It's possible to be evil without being ""tyrannical", "dangerous" or especially "ruthless"". Evil can be quiet; it can be polite and likeable; evil can be deliberate; or can be because of neglect. The reason the word "evil" is not liked is because it implies that any person can have some effect on the world- and in the "world of nihilism" this is considered "delusional", "silly" and/or childish.

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A monster died 50 years ago today... - Larry J - 3/5/2003 3:47:25 PM
- Another good article... - Tom Brosz - 3/5/2003 8:30:47 PM
- More... - Larry J - 3/5/2003 4:30:40 PM
  - And yet... - Tom Brosz - 3/5/2003 5:35:01 PM
    - Re: And yet... - alcaray - 3/5/2003 6:39:23 PM
      - Re: And yet... - Tom Brosz - 3/5/2003 7:13:06 PM
        
        Terminology - alcaray - 3/5/2003 7:25:43 PM
        
        Re: Terminology - Tom Brosz - 3/5/2003 7:39:25 PM
        
        Correct about rants - alcaray - 3/5/2003 9:53:32 AM
        
        I can't be - Lee - 3/5/2003 9:33:59 AM
        
        I grew up in a Marxist organization - alcaray - 3/5/2003 10:05:28 AM
        
        Re: I grew up in a Marxist organization - Tom Brosz - 3/5/2003 2:46:43 PM
        
        No I don't "know it". Please elaborate. n/t (n/t) - alcaray - 3/6/2003 4:42:53 PM
        
        Geez. The "obtuse defense" again. - Tom Brosz - 3/6/2003 8:43:13 PM
        
        Re: Geez. The - alcaray - 3/6/2003 11:49:02 AM
        
        Well as a good Marxist... - Scott - 3/5/2003 10:26:36 AM
        
        Was your family so different? n/t (n/t) - alcaray - 3/5/2003 10:43:39 AM
        
        No not really - Scott - 3/5/2003 10:52:38 AM
        
        Ok. Lost train of thought - Scott - 3/5/2003 12:39:56 PM
        
        That's wit, right? n/t (n/t) - alcaray - 3/5/2003 10:57:19 AM
        
        Re: Huh? n/t (n/t) - Scott - 3/5/2003 11:07:18 AM
        
        We got disconnected somehow - alcaray - 3/5/2003 11:34:47 AM
        
        OK. I'm lost in Argumentation - Scott - 3/5/2003 12:42:03 PM
        
        That should read, "It can't be." (n/t) (n/t) - Lee - 3/5/2003 9:42:57 AM
        
        You raise an interesting point...Concerning our peception of Nazism. (Rant on Historical Revisionism) - Scott - 3/5/2003 9:16:46 AM
        
        I don't think anyone is revising anything - alcaray - 3/5/2003 9:59:19 AM
        
        Keeping to my original point - Tom Brosz - 3/5/2003 3:01:22 PM
        
        Your point has wandered a bit - alcaray - 3/6/2003 4:53:36 PM
        
        No Marxists in classrooms? - Tom Brosz - 3/6/2003 9:02:09 AM
        
        You keep switching back and forth - alcaray - 3/6/2003 11:58:39 AM
        
        you have an interesting version of historical revisionism - Tony - 3/5/2003 9:58:27 AM
        
        Are you denying that Sadam is a Totalitarian Leader? - Scott - 3/5/2003 10:23:51 AM
        
        Saddam v. Hitler, a discomparison - Tony - 3/6/2003 3:54:02 PM
      - I never said that all dictators are Marxists... - Larry J - 3/5/2003 6:51:09 PM
        
        Re: I never said that all dictators are Marxists... - alcaray - 3/5/2003 6:57:52 PM
        
        Re: I never said that all dictators are Marxists... - Larry J - 3/5/2003 7:45:41 PM
        
        Re: I never said that all dictators are Marxists... - alcaray - 3/5/2003 10:24:39 AM
  - Whatever you do, don't call him "evil" that's too judgemental n/t (n/t) - p - 3/5/2003 5:18:23 PM
    - But of course. That would be wrong. - Larry J - 3/5/2003 6:34:22 PM
      - Re: Dictionary. - Raoul Lannoy - 3/5/2003 10:12:24 AM
        
        You just showed how "Old Europe" will be destroyed - Larry J - 3/5/2003 2:15:31 PM
        
        Re: LOL! - Raoul Lannoy - 3/6/2003 6:54:29 PM
        
        He who laughs last... - Larry J - 3/6/2003 4:18:37 PM
        
        Congrats, Larry - Tony - 3/6/2003 5:36:44 PM
        
        Guess again - Larry J - 3/6/2003 3:55:46 PM
        
        Where is the proof? - Tony - 3/7/2003 2:51:36 PM
        
        "Demographics is destiny" - Larry J - 3/7/2003 7:08:53 PM
        
        So you have nothing, nada, diddley, zippo zilch. n/t (n/t) - Tony - 3/7/2003 7:19:02 PM
        
        Nope - Larry J - 3/7/2003 8:17:45 PM
        
        OPerhaps you have trouble understanding. Period. - Tony - 3/7/2003 8:34:59 PM
        
        One very big difference - Larry J - 3/7/2003 10:22:16 AM
        
        Re: Congrats, Larry - gbaikie - 3/6/2003 11:02:25 AM
        
        The backlash will come before it gets that far - Lee - 3/5/2003 5:38:40 PM
        
        Re: Dictionary. - gbaikie - 3/5/2003 11:01:55 AM
      - Re: But of course. That would be wrong. - p - 3/5/2003 9:40:52 AM
        
        Re: But of course. That would be wrong. - Tom Brosz - 3/5/2003 3:03:54 PM
- Re: A monster died 50 years ago today... - Raoul - 3/5/2003 9:56:31 AM

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