![]() So the more it goes on the more evil the general average of the group becomes, and the evil the group can carry out increases. ![]() To tack something onto this, evil leaders tend to attract the types of people that don't have moral issues with carrying out their evil orders. They both provide the same situation, stable-ish lives, a community, etc but the means to get there is what matters. The difference between a good leader and an evil one in tough times (in your TWD example) depends purely on what the leader convinces his people to do from a moral standpoint. Altruistic intentions can be twisted by evil geniuses.Ĭouldn't have described it better. Think of any movie where a miracle cure becomes a plague, or robots meant to take on dangerous tasks are turned into an army. Scientists are often building weapons or advancements simply to satisfy their own curiosity, without realizing the potential uses the leader will have and thinking that they are doing something positive. ![]() Sometimes those who join up with evil leaders are just there for freedom to do what they want to do. Some discover they like being morally evil, and become the leaders lieutenants or confidants. Those closest to the leaders get morally tainted as they work towards keeping that safety in place. However, they choose to stay as the environment those leaders set up is relative safety and security, and as long as they follow rules they stay safe. In TWD, many characters join up with The Governor/Negan out of fear, both of the zombies and what happens to people who cross the leader. What starts as something simple becomes a deeply shameful sin he hides from his daughter, and he keeps her locked up so she does not see the ugliness of the world outside. There are many examples of this: In “Repo: The Genetic Opera”, Marney’s father saves her life with medicine from the evil company, and they task him with recovering body parts from people who fail to pay them on time. ![]() By convincing them, the decision becomes theirs to make and they slip further into becoming less than what they were. This is also why violent but dumb villains never lead, they might be alpha but they don’t have the vision or skill to hold real power.īeing able to convince someone to do something outside of their moral comfort zone is so much more powerful than forcing them or mind control. What starts off as small tasks of a morally gray nature progresses further into the dark, and each one adds to the information used to hold that debt as owed.Īs long as the good man is not pushed too hard too fast, he won’t break and become a hero. The “evil” leader helps hide the body and keep the good mans family safe, so now there is a debt owed and the good man feels morally obligated to pay back the help. Sometimes they also hold information or family members hostage, but the best way is to provide a slightly better situation than what would exist without them.Īs an example, say a good man accidentally kills someone. How those normally start off is with a debt owed, as in the leader starts gathering followers by providing safety and better living through violent means.
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