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Thread #172874 Message #4216110
Posted By: Donuel
28-Jan-25 - 10:05 AM
Thread Name: BS: Language Pet Peeves part II
Subject: RE: BS: Language Pet Peeves part II
I don't know if a fat chance is better than a slim chance. Beyond individual word or grammar choices, my language peeves are the statements that separate the 'other' from ourselves like "They are evil, " as if we are incapable of evil ourselves. I believe if anyone is given absolute power they will become capable of an evil act. Who can resist the ring of power? In truth everyone is potentially evil, for example, one of my favorite Superman scenes is when he is a waiter and is humiliated by a truck driver he leaves the restaurant, so when the trucker leaves later he finds his truck skewered by telephone poles up in the air. Yes, I am amused by revenge and retribution which is evil. Much literature and movie plots involve evil revenge. I wouldn't say that evil should not be punished when the punishment fits the crime but culture has excused extreme evil. We can recognize the evil revenge of a Trump figure but it would be bigotry to assume all his followers are evil