[Archive - Twitter thread, originally posted on Nov 18, 2021] The topic for today: "Evil vs Incompetence - Is There a Difference ?" Here is an example. A country with 20 million people. A dictator or a tyrant comes around and with the help of his loyal party then brings great tragedy, pain and suffering on the population leading to ..
There's no escape from the prison where forced obedience and slavery exists. The only recourse is the defy The Party through mass revolt. There will always be losers when winners win and visa versa. Our destiny determines which side we end up on.
Glad I stumbled upon you. The answer to your question, for me, is at a minimum they are equally culpable, if not the incompetent being worse. I assume you've come upon Bonhoeffer's theory of stupidity vs. evil at some point, if not, now you have. Looking forward to reading much more.
‘The Golden Bough’ by James Fraser...
There's no escape from the prison where forced obedience and slavery exists. The only recourse is the defy The Party through mass revolt. There will always be losers when winners win and visa versa. Our destiny determines which side we end up on.
Excellent.
Glad I stumbled upon you. The answer to your question, for me, is at a minimum they are equally culpable, if not the incompetent being worse. I assume you've come upon Bonhoeffer's theory of stupidity vs. evil at some point, if not, now you have. Looking forward to reading much more.
Thanks for your insight. A very good article.