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ARENDT COMES INTO PLAY HERE
THE BANALITY OF EVIL
YES
THEY WANT THIS:
"GOOD = BAD"
SO GOOD MUST DIE
AND INNOCENCE MUST DIE
But it could be explained by resentment
Not demons or anything supernatural
But the demon theory is very good as a model
Like newtonian physics
YES.
I THINK IT IS MERELY
BAD PSYCHOLOGY
CAUSED BY WEALTH AND DECAY
EVIL IS A GOOD METAPHOR
BECAUSE IN EVERY PERSON, IN EVERY MOMENT,
THERE IS TEMPTATION TO GIVE IN TO SOLIPSISM
WEAKNESS
ERROR
HUBRIS
MORE THAN A DESIRE TO DO EVIL
THE SECRET OF EVIL IS THAT IT IS NOT EVIL INTENT
MERELY A TOTAL LACK OF GOOD
FROM FEAR OF BEING INSUFFICIENT
PEOPLE IN THE GRIPS OF THIS ARE DEMONIC
AND APPEAR CONTROLLED
BECAUSE THEY ARE
BY RATIONALIZING IMPULSES
AND THEN CORRUPTING THEMSELVES
PICTURE OF DORIAN GREY TYPE STUFF
I ALWAYS THINK OF WICKHAM
FROM PRIDE AND PREJUDICE
Haven't read that yet 8/
Next book
The demon model is dangerous when it becomes fatalistic
We need some hope for the battle
That you can win
YES
WELL