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Is there such a thing as a bad person?

Few years ago I arose this question in front of my family, and "caused" a huge quarrel. I claimed (and still do) that I don't believe that bad people exist. Deep inside we all are good but sometimes we let life circumstances control us, thus, choosing to DO bad things. My brother heard me and said: "Oh really, so Hitler was a good guy, right??"

And yes! That's a question that I thought of even months thereafter. Hitler was a person who had chosen killing millions of people, but that precisely why I wouldn't describe him as a bad person, rather as a very SICK one. For a person who chooses to fulfill himself in this life by killing others, is undoubtedly extremely sick, mentally sick!!

It doesn't mean that we should let people who hurt others acting freely, but perhaps to look a little deeper, understand them better, and perhaps even understand OURSELVES better.

Would love to hear your thoughts,
Lia

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    Debra Smith 200+

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    Jul 4 2012: YES! They are termed psycchopaths. Look up Dr. Robert Hare's work if you are prepared for real horror.
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      pat gilbert 50+

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      Jul 4 2012: I see what you mean I watched this video they showed Hillary Clinton and Al Gore, Madeleine Albright and an environmental activist Rothschild, (I would add George Soros) and the usual suspects such as Stalin, Chairman Mao.

      But they missed the most obvious indicator of these people which is the evil tittering that is their trademark.

      http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nMG1qjpzNPg&feature=fvwrel&NR=1
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        Debra Smith 200+

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        Jul 4 2012: Still do not know how you feel in answer to the question, Pat!

        Did you know that others jight add Swaggart, Bush and Cheney?
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          pat gilbert 50+

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          Jul 5 2012: I think that basically man is good. But some are not. To me it revolves around the question of empathy. Once they decide not to take responsibility for something they no longer have empathy for that group.

          Bush senior maybe, Cheney I have always thought so. It might surprise you that I would not argue about some of the crony capitalists. The problem is that they do not advertise their anti social nature. An argument could be made that they do more good than harm as with Rockefeller raising the standard of living of the world and his philanthropy. Some have no such confusion as with Madoff.

          For me the most telling characteristic is what do they produce is it betterment or chaos in the case of Clinton there is a lot of smoke as there is with Cheney. Soros makes money by selling short and creating appearances much at the expense of his victims. He is one of these individuals who gains from conflict I was talking about on the other thread.

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