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I always thought "the banality of evil" wasn't about minimizing the horror of his actions. It's not saying "what he did wasn't so bad," but "these horrible acti
by JadeNB 1y ago
I always thought "the banality of evil" wasn't about minimizing the horror of his actions. It's not saying "what he did wasn't so bad," but "these horrible actions were done not by an obvious villain, but by someone personally unremarkable."
- Lio 1y agoYes. There a tendency to ascribe charisma to the perpetrators of evil. You see this in the fascination with true crime. The reality is far more boring; these horrific actions were perpetrated by someone that occasionally had bad breath.
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