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Invisigoth's avatar

When I was a young man an older gentleman I knew who was a veteran of the Pacific theater in WWI told me that you have to have a code to live your life by. He started with the suggestion, "No women, no kids" meaning you don't kill women and children. He also admitted that he had a deeply rooted dislike of the Japanese people even though he knew it was wrong to hold a grudge by his own personal code.

Being deliberately cruel, from my personal observations, comes from have an emotional response to the cruelty that you are inflicting and the fact that there were 4 shovels indicates to me that this woman was invested emotionally in what they did.

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I imagine you are this meticulous with all your life activities just about, am I right? This was so beautifully (if that is even possible) and thoughtfully presented- a delight to read after watching J Ballen's video (I have been a subscriber of his for a while myself). Thank you for this, Athena. I agree with you on every point made. Sadly, there are scores of disturbed people like this at any given time everywhere on our planet, carrying on in similar horrifying ways.

I bet the core of Tiffany's personality is an extremely uncomfortable one.

I, as an individual, have found that defense against these types is the logical goal. Understanding them is helpful and makes for interesting science and conversation for sure, but I doubt there are any actual remedial steps that would change such a personality so I abandoned that a while back in my life. I love (love love) what you stated about being true to one's self when making decisions such as Tiffany and her companions did. I only developed my moral code through my own personal experiences over a long time, and only then could I say that irrespective of any other factor, my ethics are to be faithful to my own soul. One must have a personal standard, and adhere to it diligently.

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