Published on 12, July, 2020
I've been wanting to write that title, and make this post for some months now.
I will confess I am very interested in "Morality" and the parts that both Good and Evil impulses, actions and thinking has played in my life, and yours...
I was struck at how the simple Dr Evil characters as played in childrens cartoons & comedy (both areas of public communictaions where the sophistication is stripped away, and communication deliberately made understandable were always "misunderstood and bullied" and their great Evil was simple striking out at those who had offended and marginalised them.
I was struck by how my childhood followed that particular paradigm very well indeed, until one day in my early twenties a particularly strong reefer taught (or reminded me) me that I needed to treat others as I would like to have been treated and not as they tended to treat me.
I still however am quite annoyed about many things, and in my own areas of competencies quite inclined to be autocratic, so I genuinely did wonder, do the Adolf Hitlers and other great evil people have a streak of what I have? I've had to make quiet an effort not to be a complete "goit"* on many an occasion... (* H/T to Arnold Rimmer)
Is this a real general tendancy in Autiistic behaviour, and could it be why the NT's (as a rule) make damn sure we never get into positions of power?
Been Autistic doesn't mean we're evil, and been non-autistic doesn't mean someone's evil.
The problem is that so many people are uncomfortable around people they don't understand, lack of understanding Autism and the Autistic person is the problem.
The line between "Trolling" and being "thought provoking" is very fine, I'm glad if I got it right for you guys. I was not sure if I'd get a decent discussion or make peope confront stuff they woudl rather not.
I think that a unique and strong advantage of Autism is that it removes ones fear of "facing the horrible truth", which seems very prevalent with N.T's.
I had Sociopathic tendencies growing up. It was all about me, and wanting to be the best. I came from a Family of Big Shots, and most of my relative forged excellent careers. I was the Salieri to their Mozart; I did have fantasies about killing people before.
Now, I realise, that it was my faith that kept my evil side at bay. My belief in God and Jesus. A lifetime of trusting too much has left me tired of others. Now, I see that my duty is to be of service, rather than be an A-Lister.
Thanks x :)
It has been a hot one. Our sorrows and wounds are healed only when we touch them with compassion. —Buddha
There's everything in between also. The old Devil on one shoulder and Angel on the other. I've been dragged from pillar to post and still suffer from temptation at times. This is a really interesting subject, so thanks to the OP
Thankyou tassimo. I am wounded and impassioned this evening. I think it's the heat
I would add all positions of power. To want to have power or to actively seek any kind of power over others is a sure sign that you're not a good human being.
So beautifully expressed, Malojian.
There are two types of human beings. Good ones and bad ones. The earthly mission of bad humans is to find good ones and turn them bad. This is how they survive and thrive. Some are conscious of their badness, most are not. The mission of good humans is to realise they are good (despite the attempts of bad ones to convince them otherwise). Everything in creation is scenery, the backdrop against which this cosmic theatrical performance plays out.
I was taught morality by my Grandmother. Who was a christian socialist ,excommunicated from the church of england in the 1940's, for having a child out of wedlock. She taught my mum her morality and she also raised her brother Reg who was on a minesweeper during the war and recently received the highest medal from the French for his exploits. So in that context i don't consider myself Hitlerian in any shape or form.My impulses are moral. My first impulses. I suppose if i was dragged into the dirt for long enough i could become a ***. The world will have that effect on you. People will try to turn you too.
I think that the people who engineer themselves into positions of unaccountable power tend to be sociopaths and narcissists, especially pseudo-empathetic narcissists, rather than autistics.
To be honest, I've played the game before; and always lost. Now, I don't play anymore.