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It's an undeniable historical fact that some of the shadiest, most corrupt individuals in history used the appearance of beneficent motivations and altruistic i

It's an undeniable historical fact that some of the shadiest, most corrupt individuals in history used the appearance of beneficent motivations and altruistic ideals to more easily get away with all kinds of criminal behavior. Some describe this personality type as 'Covert Narcissist'.

dboreham 3y ago
Jimmy Saville (non UK readers will need to Google).
- bambax 3y ago
  Yes! He was building hospitals and helping children "achieve their dreams". And he was also molesting them, but that was only established after his death. He got to live the life of a rich, admired and excentric benefactor. Future king Charles was a big fan. There's a good documentary about his life on Netflix.
  - FireBeyond 3y ago
    > And he was also molesting them, but that was only established after his death. It certainly wasn't unknown before his death, but he was so untouchable that even other celebrities got 'canceled' or ignored when they tried to talk about it. Police departments had covered it up. Hospitals, too. The Sex Pistols' John Lydon on BBC radio: "locking him up and stopping him assaulting young children... I'm disgusted at the media pretending they weren't aware." Jerry Sadowitz (comedian) had one of his albums withdrawn from sale because he called him a pedophile. A BBC Governor (essentially, C-suite) had banned him from involvement with a BBC children's charity event. A Royal Family Press Secretary raised "concerns and suspicions". It's also entirely possible that he was a practicing necrophiliac, according to reports from nurses at one hospital where, mindblowingly, he had keys to the hospital morgue. Oof.
erulabs 3y ago
It's also sometimes called the "savior complex" or the "exceptional man myth". The idea is that some of us are so superior, morality doesn't apply to them. They can see the "greater good", so it's okay to stamp on "common" morality. I'm guessing SBF never got around to dostoyevsky at MIT.
- strikelaserclaw 3y ago
  same ideology the nazis used.

dboreham 3y ago

Jimmy Saville (non UK readers will need to Google).

bambax 3y ago
Yes! He was building hospitals and helping children "achieve their dreams". And he was also molesting them, but that was only established after his death. He got to live the life of a rich, admired and excentric benefactor. Future king Charles was a big fan. There's a good documentary about his life on Netflix.
- FireBeyond 3y ago
  > And he was also molesting them, but that was only established after his death. It certainly wasn't unknown before his death, but he was so untouchable that even other celebrities got 'canceled' or ignored when they tried to talk about it. Police departments had covered it up. Hospitals, too. The Sex Pistols' John Lydon on BBC radio: "locking him up and stopping him assaulting young children... I'm disgusted at the media pretending they weren't aware." Jerry Sadowitz (comedian) had one of his albums withdrawn from sale because he called him a pedophile. A BBC Governor (essentially, C-suite) had banned him from involvement with a BBC children's charity event. A Royal Family Press Secretary raised "concerns and suspicions". It's also entirely possible that he was a practicing necrophiliac, according to reports from nurses at one hospital where, mindblowingly, he had keys to the hospital morgue. Oof.

erulabs 3y ago

It's also sometimes called the "savior complex" or the "exceptional man myth". The idea is that some of us are so superior, morality doesn't apply to them. They can see the "greater good", so it's okay to stamp on "common" morality. I'm guessing SBF never got around to dostoyevsky at MIT.

strikelaserclaw 3y ago
same ideology the nazis used.