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Hydra

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17. Tending Lawful Evil

Reply to Odin2005 (Reply #14)

Tue Jul 24, 2012, 04:45 PM

Jul 2012

If you use the objective measure. Of course, no one thinks they're evil, they're just doing their job, keeping civilization running or whatever the excuse of the moment is.

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Good. Evil. Words that mean nothing to careerists. "They are beyond morality" [View all] Luminous Animal Jul 2012 OP

They're completely amoral meow2u3 Jul 2012 #1

And Yet... I Bet... They Consider Themselves "Good Christians"... Or Whatever... WillyT Jul 2012 #9

their karma will be tremendous. They will stand for the things they do. I believe it. roguevalley Jul 2012 #13

Heard this tune before alcibiades_mystery Jul 2012 #2

Very interesting read. I watched Chris Hedges on Bill Moyers last Friday. snappyturtle Jul 2012 #3

MUST READ - malaise Jul 2012 #4

"These armies of bureaucrats serve a corporate system that will quite literally kill us." nashville_brook Jul 2012 #5

Anyone who works for a corporation or government needs to take a long hard look in the mirror IowaRevolutionary Jul 2012 #8

Obviously, Hedges has read Arendt. malthaussen Jul 2012 #6

That was the first thing I thought of when I read the OP Hydra Jul 2012 #15

"Devaluing of people into a commodity" malthaussen Jul 2012 #16

If that isn't a good example of boiled frog, I don't know what is Hydra Jul 2012 #18

Powerful words from Chris Hedges IowaRevolutionary Jul 2012 #7

I've run into these all my life. Their version of self-interest is just that - the self. Words mean freshwest Jul 2012 #10

K&R drokhole Jul 2012 #11

aka - politicians Tierra_y_Libertad Jul 2012 #12

D&D's "Lawful Neutral" alignment. Odin2005 Jul 2012 #14

Tending Lawful Evil Hydra Jul 2012 #17

Never could understand why "I'm just doing my job" was a good excuse. malthaussen Jul 2012 #19