late night thoughts or whatever...
on the "banality of evil"... i understand the concept of "evil people" being banal as in H*tler was in no way shape or form a genius, he was a racist piece of shit with literally no real talent. he wasn't even an specially good orator because there was no subtlety or real *art* in his speech, so him and people who attached/still attach themselves to his ideology i think of as banal. people are banal. most people even when well intentioned can be banal at times.
I do strongly disagree with the idea that *evil* itself can be viewed as banal because what banal, ill intentioned people, *evil* people can do, when they have power over any part of society, it has concequences and i do not believe said consequences can be seen as "banal" because it doesn't matter how stupid and "simple" the doer is, the victims of their "evil" will always be affected more deeply than anyone can imagine, and their suffering is not banal.
so evil in itself, in my opinion, cannot be categorized as banal.
tyrants, dictators, politicians, any figure exercising power over others in evil ways, are banal.
but what they do, however evil, will always have particular, concequences in other individuals that no matter the amount of times they tell their stories during/after the same evil will never be banal because personal experience as a consequence of the evil of others is never a banality.
I do strongly disagree with the idea that *evil* itself can be viewed as banal because what banal, ill intentioned people, *evil* people can do, when they have power over any part of society, it has concequences and i do not believe said consequences can be seen as "banal" because it doesn't matter how stupid and "simple" the doer is, the victims of their "evil" will always be affected more deeply than anyone can imagine, and their suffering is not banal.
so evil in itself, in my opinion, cannot be categorized as banal.
tyrants, dictators, politicians, any figure exercising power over others in evil ways, are banal.
but what they do, however evil, will always have particular, concequences in other individuals that no matter the amount of times they tell their stories during/after the same evil will never be banal because personal experience as a consequence of the evil of others is never a banality.
