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Fighting Evil?
« on: April 16, 2009, 12:02:42 PM »
 
do those of you who "fight evil" realise that by doing so, you're only sharpening the claws of evil? that which does not kill, makes stronger... sound familiar?
by pushing against, you are giving power.
the door that opens only with the gentle touch.... or rather, stop pushing on a pull door!

this realisation started to dawn on me from the thousands of hours playing diablo... while considering violence as "evil" (for lack of a better term), repeatedly destroying the three prime evils, who always came back, it seemed to me like fighting fire with fire.

its the same kind of mistake (which i'm not immune to either, i've slipped into this mentality often) where the tyrant or the fascist is defeated by an act of dominant control, such as killing said tyrant or fascist. that act itself is fascist, to exert ultimate control over another via destroying it, forget the old axiom that overthrowing violent tyranny with violent revolt breeds a violent tyranical aftermath, the very process was the same, let alone what comes after.

no... if you are to "defeat evil", you must do it within. the old teachings still ringing true today amidst all our distractions.
and remember, it's not a push door.
the yin within must be subsumed into your whole, re-allow yourself to recognise your own perfection, in which you need not change a thing about yourself except to allow yourself to be yourself.

many a discussion i have had with others on various psychological states and conditions, such as narcissism, sadism/masochism, and arrogance. it's the same ultimately self defeating vein. lesser secondary mental forms such as vanity & pride too cannot be overlooked. the problem is, the more one suffers from these, the less likely they will be capable of recognising they are in a self defeating path. and we all have the potential for these to be in us. fortunately, we also all have the power to recognise these conditions, the power to overcome, the power to heal, the power to strengthen our better qualities. the power of love.


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Re: Fighting Evil?
« Reply #1 on: April 16, 2009, 08:35:57 PM »
I hearby strike a motion in the peace council of my home planet Il to resist all lack of caps. Everyone is now wearing head coverings.
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Re: Fighting Evil?
« Reply #2 on: April 17, 2009, 03:33:01 PM »
al u mini yum!
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Re: Fighting Evil?
« Reply #3 on: April 17, 2009, 06:23:42 PM »
What if you're one who actually strives for evil?
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Re: Fighting Evil?
« Reply #4 on: April 17, 2009, 09:45:32 PM »
^ Ew, a twist!
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Re: Fighting Evil?
« Reply #5 on: April 21, 2009, 12:11:26 PM »
Quote from: WickedWizard on April 16, 2009, 12:02:42 PM
 
do those of you who "fight evil" realise that by doing so, you're only sharpening the claws of evil? that which does not kill, makes stronger... sound familiar?
by pushing against, you are giving power.
the door that opens only with the gentle touch.... or rather, stop pushing on a pull door!

&c.


Sounds like a decisive call to inaction.
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Re: Fighting Evil?
« Reply #6 on: April 23, 2009, 06:24:24 AM »
Evil is Resistance. Resistance is Evil. Action is Resistance. Submit to Conquer. Conquer through Submission.
« Last Edit: April 23, 2009, 06:27:57 AM by 12AX7 »
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Re: Fighting Evil?
« Reply #7 on: April 24, 2009, 08:57:21 PM »
Quote from: 12AX7 on April 23, 2009, 06:24:24 AM
Evil is Resistance. Resistance is Evil. Action is Resistance. Submit to Conquer. Conquer through Submission.

Thats pretty much the idea. If I could have started and stopped there, I wouldn't even have posted this thought. Thanks for the "summery" though. :)
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Re: Fighting Evil?
« Reply #8 on: May 11, 2009, 04:12:30 PM »
I guess you can fight evil by trying to turn evil into purity. what if instead of killing the 3 prime evils, you bought them flowers.
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Re: Fighting Evil?
« Reply #9 on: May 11, 2009, 05:33:29 PM »
Quote from: buisysignal on May 11, 2009, 04:12:30 PM
I guess you can fight evil by trying to turn evil into purity. what if instead of killing the 3 prime evils, you bought them flowers.
Fucking evil is nice, but he sucks in a long term relationship. He's just too damn clingy.
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Re: Fighting Evil?
« Reply #10 on: July 01, 2009, 01:24:40 AM »
I've heard he can be like that. Maybe something terrible happened to him as a child. Some sort of trauma?
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