The Human Animal (Animals)

by George Jelliss , Crewe, Monday, June 14, 2010, 01:00 (5275 days ago) @ xeno6696

I think I can resolve the difference here. -dhw wrote, concerning individual evil-doers: "Murder, rape, torture, child abuse, exploitation, theft etc. all involve disregard for the feelings of others" I would say that they all involve the disregard of others, their feelings don't come into it. It is regarding others as "other". The same applies to group-evil. The Nazis treated Jews and Slavs and others as non-people, lesser beings not part of the master race. It is not just in-group out-group rivalry, but superior / inferior valuation. The same can be seen in rich people devaluing poor people by saying that they are poor because they are inadequate in some way rather than merely less fortunate. Similarly racism, chauvinism, etc.

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GPJ