The Halo Effect

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  1. Wujigege

    Wujigege *Christian*SIMP*Comedian

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    A video about a poet


    Got me to James Brown abusing his wife and his daughter getting abused and ..this pretty scary quot
    There is even some evidence that many of us act on the principle that every good deed earns us licence to do something bad. Psychologists call this “compensatory ethics” or “moral balancing”

    Source: https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2015/feb/27/jimmy-savile-sexual-abuse
     
  2. DocB

    DocB "I see you, little mouse! Run along"

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    This must be true after all the most peaceful man on earth , gandhi is the perfect example. Pacifist, vegan and when the end was near he said
    "NUKE THEM ALL"
     
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    m7vpc Well-Known Member

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    Not hating, but this sounds like a plot from I’m Really a Superstar where the mc uses a poem to "pwn" others. Not super impressive.
     
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    Kuroguma [Cyber Lich] [Aspie] [SOX][Forgotten Perv]

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    Nah, ghandi isn't evil, all he did was consider africans as in inferior to whites and indians, and he liked to test to see if he had conquered his sexual weakness by sleeping naked with young naked girls.
     
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    Evil_Ginger 『Lawful Neutral』『Cheese Master』『安德鲁』

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    It is an ideology that practically extends from our furthest ancestors.

    Some religions believe that good deeds outweigh bad ones, like on a scale, so as long as you make up for your sins, you are pardoned.

    In some places, you are free of persecution as long as you have a purpose that cannot be covered by another. For example, in the times of kings, those with exceptionally high levels of authority abused it and did whatever they wanted.

    It looks different now, but this is merely the by-product of focus-sighted individuals that cannot see things from other people's perspectives.
     
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    DocB "I see you, little mouse! Run along"

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    I was going for a civ reference but yes. A another indian example is mother theresa that refused to give pain reliever medication to death terminal patients because if they didn't feel pain how could she convert them at the last moment
     
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