Truly Evil Characters

[Liar]

I'm talking about sociopathic evil. The kind of evil embodied by Hitler or someone like that. Ted Bundy. John Wayne Gacy. Gary Ridgway. Jeffrey Dahmer.

Well,there's the problem then. Were they evil, or simply insane? Hitler thought he was doing the right thing. Only problem is: he was wrong, and he had enough power do to epic damage.

Evil is imo to have a personal perception of right and wrong, and to knowingly break it just for the fuck of it.

If I believe God tells me to strangle kittens, I'm not evil for doing His bidding. if i woke up one morning and thought "Yeah, think I'm gonna go strangle me some kittens today", then I'm truly fucked up.

 

[cantdog]

I started out writing Halloween story #2. My intent was to have a hugh contrast between a truely vile and evil character. Unfortunately after I read what I'd written, I discovered I don't have it in me to write such a character. I don't think that's all bad.

JJ

I can't either. I don't believe in it, I guess. There are people who do evil; sometimes, they don't give a shit whether they do or not. I met one person who was totally a barbarian-- the only criterion for her was what was in it for her, personally. No, really-- UTTERLY. She would do anything whatsoever for an advantage, if she could be sure it wouldn't come back on her. Most amoral person I ever met. But she had a reason, every time, and I thought then, as I do now, that she was emotionally ill because of that flaw. I have never felt, yet, that someone like that required to be written about.

Isn't harming people for personal gain kinda not-good too?

Exactly. That's the sort that does most of the evil in the world. People are willing to slaughter folks for money. They make a virtue of it, and install it as a prime principle of life. It's maybe not pure evil, but it sure counts as everyday evil. I still don't write about them.

 

[The_Fool]

I think I have had at least one truly evil character in a poem. Okay two. But I have to go find that poem....

I am going to go find that poem before I lose it...again.

 

[cantdog]

Damn it, Fool, don't let it hang fire like this! Did you find the poems or didn't ya?

 

[Liar]

wrong thread. Must be losing my edge.

 

[The_Fool]

Damn it, Fool, don't let it hang fire like this! Did you find the poems or didn't ya?

Oh...sorry.....Yes, I did. One of them was posted in the 2003 Halloween Poetry Contest...The other one I had saved anyway...

 

[SweetPrettyAss]

I'm talking about sociopathic evil. The kind of evil embodied by Hitler or someone like that. Ted Bundy. John Wayne Gacy. Gary Ridgway. Jeffrey Dahmer.

I would think that evil is in the eye of the beholder, like beauty, I consider Hitler to be one of the most evil people in history and I think most others do too. The president of Iran thinks he was one of the greatest men of history and so do many Americans.