Flame — HabitableZone

Flame » in reply to re: Talking to the bad guys.

"At least you concede the existence of "bad guys." Way too many people don't."
azstrummer — (archived)

Wow, another one of your catch-all statements without any basis in fact. I've never heard a single poster on here say there are no bad guys in the world.

Your problem is when there's a disagreement over the severity of "bad" when it applies to a single individual. Humans are complex Tom and nobody's all bad or all good. When someone points out some redeeming factor in a despicable human being it doesn't mean they're cutting the person slack and announcing to the world that they're "good". They're just using their analytical skills to completely evaluate the individual.

The finest tacticians in history have never looked at their opponents in black and white. To do so would give the "bad guy" the advantage over you in the chess match of adversity. Hitler is the classic example - evil as they come and yet, he had to have some ability in person to pull out charm and charisma in social gatherings and wiggle his way into power. You need to acknowledge those "good" traits to fully understand your enemy. It's not enough to know the jerk is a homicidal maniac and say "bad - kill".

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