Stewing the Evil

Alright folks.  Let's get down to business.  What's that title mean?  'Stewing the Evil'  Whatcha talkin' 'bout, Agent Wraith?!?

First, let me break this down.  I see the internet as a window for stupidity to look through.  Some of you out there may not grasp the things I say, so, as a preliminary attack, I will explain a few things.
stew  

v.intr. stewed, stew·ing, stews

1. To undergo cooking by boiling slowly or simmering.

2. Informal To suffer with oppressive heat or stuffy confinement; swelter.

3. Informal To be in a state of anxiety or agitation.

4. Informal Mental agitation: in a stew over losing the game.

Good.  I hope you managed to get through that with little trouble.  I know reading can be difficult for some, but let's not pick on the dyslexic or illiterate.  That can be saved for a later time.

Now, for the next part.  I feel it would be a total waste of time to explain 'the'.  Seriously? If I have to explain this.. How the HELL did you manage to operate a keyboard?!?  Did someone direct you to this website deliberately to torture you?  I can see it, you hunched over, squinting and staring through your thick glasses, making a disgustingly wet snort because of a serious lack of hygiene... trying to read.. frustrated.. that you can't.

That could define evil.  But, just for integrity (LOL).. let's do this:

e·vil

adj. e·vil·er, e·vil·est

1. Morally bad or wrong; wicked: an evil tyrant.

2. Causing ruin, injury, or pain; harmful: the evil effects of a poor diet.

3. Characterized by or indicating future misfortune; ominous: evil omens.

4. Bad or blameworthy by report; infamous: an evil reputation.

5. Characterized by anger or spite; malicious: an evil temper.

Hrm.  This is a conundrum.

Okay, so now (hopefully) you have a good head on your shoulders (I use the term 'good' loosely here) and have figured out, at least, where I'm headed.

I find the query, 'Are you a RLSV?' absolutely redundant.  The thought of being a 'villain' amuses me, yes.  But, do I claim, aspire, or even dare dream of being a 'RLSV'?

In short? No.

I am a villain.  Perhaps a definition of villain is needed?  No, I don't think I will bother you with another lesson on the human language.  I will instead, summarize.

Most (and this probably refers to YOU, dear reader) couple 'villain' with 'evil', as it somehow relates.

I am here to tell you this very simple adage:

Evil is in the eye of the beholder.

What?  That's not how it goes?  Then let me continue to explain it to you.

Evil, in most of it's forms, is subjective.

Sure, by definition, one could ascertain that 'evil' is a 'bad' thing.  I mean, bad things happen.  That's evil right?  Oh, you want to throw morality in it?  I see, now I have to justify that.  In order to commit 'evil', there has to be a higher level of consciousness to dictate a moral negative?  Events that are harmful or 'bad' do not have to be composed or instigated by some malignant schemer, bent on destruction.  'Evil' can be any 'bad' event.

But then, how do you address the 'moral' implication?

My statement: 'Evil is in the eye of the beholder' needs clarification.

Not all 'villains' are simple 'evil' creatures.  'Evil' itself is not so easily bound by the (desperate) human need to organize, clarify, and label everything.

Is nature evil when it conjures a tsunami and wipes out several chains of islands?  Is it evil when those said islands contain a hundred thousand inhabitants?  Let's say 90% of those inhabitants die.  Is it 'evil' then?  Let's say those inhabitants are considered 'primitive' by 'modern' human society.  Is it 'evil' then?  Is it less 'evil'?  Let's complicate things more by saying the islands were rife with starvation.  The island could not support the population and the strain on the wildlife was eradicating them to the point of extinction.  Were the inhabitants 'evil'?  What if the surviving 10% can now support themselves comfortably?  Is this an example of 'evil'?

How about this one?  A man, dressed in a grim visage, hiding his identity, makes it his nightly duty to beat the living crap out of anyone who attempts to mug someone.  He spends each night prowling the streets, searching, stalking, seeking a target to pound into paste.  Some could say:  "Whoa!  That's inappropriate!  He shouldn't be doing that!  That's 'evil'!"

But, let's add some more backstory.. This man, when young, witnessed his parents murdered by a mugger.  He vowed from then on to 'right the wrongs' and deliver his own brand of 'justice'.  Does this make him less 'evil'?  Or just 'Batman'?  Are his methods 'evil'?  Hmm..

A man, gifted with super-strength, flight, and speed, pledges to make the world a better place by using his powers to save the world.  He can be on one side of the world one minute, saving thousands from a volcano and then on the other side, saving thousands from an earthquake.  But, he can't be everywhere at once.  Is he 'evil' for not saving everyone?  Is he selfish for choosing to save one over the other?  Does saving anyone make him less 'evil'? Or just 'Superman'?

Although some can vindicate the moral 'evil' dilemma and say that some 'villains' are 'evil' for evil's sake, not all 'villains' are so.  Some 'villains' are not 'evil'.  Even their methods and actions cannot be seen as evil.  Sure, Hitler was considered 'evil' because of his attempted eradication of all Jews.  But, from his standpoint, from his perspective, he was not considered evil.  Now, before you jump all over me, screaming for my head on a pike, take a breath, untie your panty knots and listen.

Hitler believed what he was doing was right.

I'm not saying I agree with it.  Far from it.  I'm saying he (and several thousand others) thought he was doing the right thing.  The opposite of 'evil'.  That's not saying what he did, or helped instigate, was right.  Just that the 'evil' was subjective.  Obviously, someone (or some-thing) out there thought the Jews needed smiting.  Come to think of it, Jews, or 'God's Chosen' could have been 'chosen' to suffer that atrocity.  I'm not saying Jews need smiting, I'm just suggesting the possibility that God might have had something to do with it.  That wacky Supreme Being.. you can never understand why things happen.  It's a dastardly thought.  But a thought that relates to my adage.

Evil is in the eye of the beholder.

Now, as far as Hitler and the Jews are concerned, I think he was headed in the right direction.  Wait, I'm not agreeing with Hitler.  Let me finish.

Actually, let me explain something first.

There is one creature on this planet that has been an undeniable (yet has incessantly done so) 'evil'.  This creature has bred until it cannot feed itself or its young.  It has bred to the point where it can kill thousands, even millions of its own kind and not make a dent.  It consumes resources at an exponential rate and destroys said resources to make itself comfortable.  It destroys the environment it lives in, not for food, for convenience.  It has done things to itself and other creatures that could indeed be quantified as unadulterated evil.  It continues to do these things until it has no effort, drive, want, need, or inclination to do so, then moves to a new place and starts all over again.  This creature has justified its own brand of 'evil' as 'progress' to get away with it and labeled themselves as the moral high ground to rule and conquer everything on the planet.

Hitler should not have narrowed his scope to the Jews.

Humans are the true evil of this planet.  Humans, who have raped, abused, tortured, maimed, and perverted our planet.  Their laws, while sometimes helpful, serve only themselves, mostly to create a hierarchy of morality with which all of them are judged.  This could have been a good thing, but humans fail miserably at being all-knowing.. which is kind of necessary to qualify judgement.

So, no, I do not believe that what I see myself becoming as 'evil'.

Agent Wraith on Earth, mix in some injustice, insanity, and a healthy dose of intelligence and ingenuity, let simmer for a few decades.  Serves all humanity..

..by killing them all.

LOL