tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4683970826895755480.post1631460089138956330..comments2024-03-28T21:32:26.550+00:00Comments on Bruce Charlton's Notions: Goodies and baddiesBruce Charltonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09615189090601688535noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4683970826895755480.post-14857060670313617062011-06-08T06:11:43.165+01:002011-06-08T06:11:43.165+01:00DoP - yes indeed.
Maybe I should have named this...DoP - yes indeed. <br /><br />Maybe I should have named this post "The trap of 'the trap of back and white thinking'".Bruce Charltonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09615189090601688535noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4683970826895755480.post-37216730164062322742011-06-07T23:14:18.294+01:002011-06-07T23:14:18.294+01:00Surely you're falling into the trap of 'Bl...Surely you're falling into the trap of 'Black and White Thinking'? After all, even Hitler loved his dog:<br /><br />"When your mother has grown older, <br />When her dear, faithful eyes <br />No longer see life as they once did, <br />When her feet, grown tired, <br />No longer want to carry her as she walks, <br />Then lend her your arm in support, escort her with happy pleasure - <br />the hour will come when, weeping, you must accompany her on her final walk. <br />And if she asks you something, then give her an answer. <br />And if she asks again, then speak! <br />And if she asks yet again, respond to her, not impatiently, but with gentle calm. <br />And if she cannot understand you properly, explain all to her happily. <br />The hour will come, the bitter hour, when her mouth asks for nothing more"Don of Piccolohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13050120484124717318noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4683970826895755480.post-2697959158397425322011-06-07T21:06:30.220+01:002011-06-07T21:06:30.220+01:00@AJ - indeed. Then, I take it, you don't help ...@AJ - indeed. Then, I take it, you don't help either of them. It may be tempting, but I think it is forbidden to *assist* evil - even the lesser of evils.Bruce Charltonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09615189090601688535noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4683970826895755480.post-21902775154314780432011-06-07T20:33:50.627+01:002011-06-07T20:33:50.627+01:00Rather often there are conflicts between two baddi...Rather often there are conflicts between two baddies, no? (e.g. Hitler vs. Stalin; Vietnamese invasion of Cambodia; mafia wars) Therefore, being against the baddies isn't sufficient to make you a goodie.Alex J.https://www.blogger.com/profile/00147269991231314528noreply@blogger.com