This is the crux of the matter defining our times. Are people stupid, or are they malicious? Because stupid people can be told what to do or bypassed, but malicious people need to be defeated.
Two things. One, at some point, there's no functional difference between a stupid person and an evil person. Two, a stupid person is worse than a bandit: a bandit can have their sense of preservation or profit kick in... a stupid person will just keep going.
It's a distinction without a difference. Stupid people, if they exist at this level, are the medium in which malicious people work. Both have to be dealt with with extreme prejudice.
This is the crux of the matter defining our times. Are people stupid, or are they malicious? Because stupid people can be told what to do or bypassed, but malicious people need to be defeated.
It's government; stupidity/incompetence is assumed. The question is to what degree of malice do they have?
Two things. One, at some point, there's no functional difference between a stupid person and an evil person. Two, a stupid person is worse than a bandit: a bandit can have their sense of preservation or profit kick in... a stupid person will just keep going.
It's a distinction without a difference. Stupid people, if they exist at this level, are the medium in which malicious people work. Both have to be dealt with with extreme prejudice.
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