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uncomfortable (Score:1)

by osfameron (3135) on 2005.06.06 8:07 (#40917) Homepage Journal

From the article:

But even monsters can create good they may never have self-consciously aimed for or wanted.

I don't understand why Will Hutton is now "insane in the membrane" because he should suggest this. Cog's anecdote is moving: the victim of a monster may have no obligation to be understanding. But unless you believe that all world leaders past and present divide themselves neatly into Saints and Demons, then it isn't ridiculous to want to look at the historical context.

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- Re:uncomfortable (Score:1)
  
  by cog (4665)
  
  it isn't ridiculous to want to look at the historical context
  No, it isn't. But it is ridiculous to demand for a victim to be understanding and, even more, to praise the "good actions" of those monsters.
  
  And it is also ridiculous to shove the victims under the carpet and focus only on those so called "good actions", as the kid was doing.
  
  MO, anyway :-)

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