He basically said, most people who do bad things, think that are doing something good for society. He said that they do not think they are evil doing some sinister act. I agree. people will find a way to justify anything. If it harms some people, they use the argument that some must be sacrificed for the whole of society. .. a twisted version of the Vulcan "needs of the many..."
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Statements like this almost always get you in trouble, no matter what you > intend. Whenever you say that an evil person didn't set out to do evil, it's > bound to cause issues. I'm not sure what the exact quote from Smith is, as he > obviously seems to think he was misquoted... > > ******************* > http://www.examiner.com/a-1122731~Will_Smith_Angered_by_Misinterpretation.html > LOS ANGELES (Map, News) - Will Smith is angry over celebrity gossip Web site > articles that he said misinterpreted a recent remark he made in a Scottish > newspaper about Adolf Hitler. In a story published Saturday in the Daily > Record, Smith was quoted saying: "Even Hitler didn't wake up going, 'let me > do the most evil thing I can do today.' I think he woke up in the morning and > using a twisted, backwards logic, he set out to do what he thought was > 'good.'" > The quote was preceded by the writer's observation: "Remarkably, Will > believes everyone is basically good." > Over the weekend, dozens of celebrity gossip Web sites posted articles about > the comment, many saying that Smith believed that Hitler was a "good" person. > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/scifinoir2/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/scifinoir2/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
