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This is discussion archived from a time before the current discussion method was installed.


Working Title: Evil Is Not Pacifist:

Betaalpha: I disagree with the Lord Yuna entry. Having people tortured is a form of violence, or force. So, probably, is turning people into monstrosities - if it causes terrible mental trauma to the victim or those he loves (violence is not just physical damage) and/or if the reason to do this is to use the victims as killing machines (in which case it's violence by proxy). Therefore Lord Yuna is a Technical Pacifist.

I also believe fraudsters _are_ usually violent - due to the mental trauma their victims suffer from losing money to them. The only exception might be if they are stealing so little money the victims don't notice (Ie. they're skimming the cash box or nicking stationary from the cupboard). Hell, even that's debatable.

Evil is about causing people harm and so is inherently violent, so I cannot conceive of _any_ aversions, unless the 'villain' is the antagonist to a story involving a Villain Protagonist. If I'm wrong though, fine :)

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