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Originally Posted by m18pak  Most people are nice enough to somebody.
Even Hitler was nice to his mistress Eva Braun.
The thing I've realised is that you should really just give up judging the morality of people based on their behavior towards you, because if someone views you as a bad/worthless/inferior person then he'll treat you accordingly even if he's otherwise a very kindhearted person, and if someone views you as a good/worthwhile/superior person then he'll do the same even if he's otherwise quite a cruel and cold-hearted person.
A KKK member might have no qualms about lynching a ****** or cutting off his genitals and watching him bleed to death, yet be a loving husband and a devoted family man.
A Roman official might have blithely enjoyed the spectacle of a lion tearing a helpless slave to bloody shreds of meat and the sound of his screaming, and still be a honest and judicious judge who always tries to settle any dispute fairly.
It's how a man behaves towards those he regards as being "bad" that shows his true nature.
THE CHARACTER OF A PERSON IS REVEALED IN HOW HE TREATS HIS INFERIORS.
Even demons are gracious hosts when visited by the Devil.
PS. I used the N word for effect, and did not intend any racism or offense. |
Very true.
"Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man's character, give him power." -Abraham Lincoln