I think the meanness of any sort of fanaticism has to do with malignant narcissism; supremacy; the notion of entitlement to bully others. Tyrants feed that impulse in others to enable their own. Kill one person, go to jail. Kill millions and run a country.
I think the meanness of any sort of fanaticism has to do with malignant narcissism; supremacy; the notion of entitlement to bully others. Tyrants feed that impulse in others to enable their own. Kill one person, go to jail. Kill millions and run a country.
Right you are! I've often thought, when leaders want to go to war, they should joust like Henry VIII. Or debate with each other. But ruthlessly expending 10s of theousands lives of the people is rediculous.
I think the meanness of any sort of fanaticism has to do with malignant narcissism; supremacy; the notion of entitlement to bully others. Tyrants feed that impulse in others to enable their own. Kill one person, go to jail. Kill millions and run a country.
Right you are! I've often thought, when leaders want to go to war, they should joust like Henry VIII. Or debate with each other. But ruthlessly expending 10s of theousands lives of the people is rediculous.