From: theirony2013@gmail.com   
      
   On 2026-01-16 13:19, JTEM wrote:   
   > On 1/16/26 3:27 PM, Mike wrote:   
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   >> Blame is about judging the actor, while evil is about   
   >> the act or its impact.   
   > I don't believe that at all. It makes no sense to me.   
   >   
   > It's claiming that evil is an independent entity or   
   > force. And it's not. People are evil.   
   >   
   > Can you imagine if some beautiful young person, male   
   > or female, was hungry, and I mean really hungry? They   
   > needed food, hadn't eaten in days and lacked the   
   > resources. And you looked upon them, felt something   
   > stir in inside you, walked over & said, "I will buy   
   > you dinner at that restaurant across the street. It's   
   > not fancy but they sell lots of great comfort foods,   
   > the portions are large and I bet you can find plenty   
   > of things on the menu that you'd want. And I will do   
   > this for you, right after you suck my cock. And swallow"   
   >   
   > I think seeing someone's suffering as an opportunity   
   > to enrich yourself could be viewed as evil, particularly   
   > if you sought to "Enrich Yourself" with any traditional   
   > sin.   
      
   They might be viewed as evil BY YOU. They may not see   
   it that way themselves.   
      
   Refusal is reframed as ingratitude or selfishness,   
   while pressure or coercion is seen as fair payment.   
   Any discomfort caused is dismissed as weakness,   
   allowing them to see themselves as justified rather   
   than exploitative.   
      
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   > "I will give you enough money to purchase some more   
   > drugs, which I can clearly see you jonesing for, but   
   > only if I can fuck you. And I'm not wearing a condom   
   > and I'm not pulling out."   
   >   
   >       ...you might even buy a small supply to avoid   
   > any haggling over a cash transaction... "I can get   
   > you a small bag with a beautiful xylazine/fentanyl   
   > mix -- enough to turn you into a zombie for hours!"   
   >   
   > Oo!   
      
   People can come up with a host of excuses to justify   
   their behavior, all seeming rational to themselves.   
      
      
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   > Make up a backstory. Hand them a shank. Tell them to   
   > kill your brother in law -- the neighbor with the   
   > Mercedes' -- and they can have 10 bags!   
      
   You've been having unhealthy fantasies of harming   
   that guy, for a long time now, I've noticed.   
      
      
      
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   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
    * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)