#Embrace Darkness

[crystalromana]

Look at what they put up for free with Audacity/the 60th coming out this week.

[critical-skeptic]

The Necessity of Darkness: Why Eradicating Evil is Neither Possible Nor Desirable

The concept of light and darkness, in its literal and metaphorical applications, reveals an uncomfortable yet irrefutable truth: the existence of one depends on the other. This duality is not just a poetic observation but a functional reality across disciplines—physical, psychological, sociopolitical, and cultural. Attempts to eradicate "evil" not only reveal the futility of such a goal but also risk creating new evils in the process, as history and contemporary events repeatedly demonstrate.

Literal and Physical Implications: Light and Darkness as Interdependent Realities

In the physical world, light cannot exist without darkness. As mentioned, without contrast, light ceases to be meaningful. A universe flooded with uniform light would be indistinguishable from absolute void. This principle of duality applies universally: up requires down, cold requires heat, and light requires shadow. Such contrasts are not flaws; they are features of existence. Similarly, human concepts of "good" and "evil" derive meaning only through contrast. Without one, the other collapses into irrelevance.

This isn't just a philosophical musing; it’s a law of perception and cognition. Darkness defines light. Similarly, "goodness" is only comprehensible in the context of what it opposes. Strip away the concept of evil entirely, and what remains is not perfection but a hollow neutrality—an amorphous existence where the struggle, growth, and triumph that define humanity no longer hold meaning.

The Historical Cycle: Evil’s Role in Sociopolitical Balance

History repeatedly teaches us that attempts to eradicate "evil" often give rise to new forms of oppression or extremism. Look no further than the horrors of utopian experiments. The French Revolution sought to purge society of aristocratic tyranny but devolved into the guillotine’s bloody reign of terror. Communism’s promise to abolish class exploitation birthed Stalin’s purges, Mao’s famines, and the surveillance state. The American push to end segregation and achieve civil rights—a noble and necessary cause—has, in some cases, metastasized into forms of self-parody, where moral policing and public shaming fuel resentment rather than progress.

Evil is not a singular entity to be destroyed but a hydra: kill or cut off one head, and two grow in its place. Even when the moral high ground is held temporarily, the attempt to purge evil often lays the groundwork for new evils born of stagnation, hubris, rigidity, and overreach.

The 1990s: The Last Plateau of Balance

The mid-1990s arguably marked a zenith for progress in many ways. Liberal democracies seemed ascendant. The Cold War was over. Civil rights, women’s rights, and LGBTQ+ acceptance had made remarkable strides. Science and technology were flourishing, with optimism for a connected, globalized future. But this golden period may also have been a false peak. Why? Because we failed to recognize that progress must coexist with imperfection. Instead of consolidating these gains and allowing society to stabilize, we pushed further, harder, and often recklessly.

Identity politics, while initially a tool for empowerment, became a cudgel for division. "Woke culture," rooted in well-meaning awareness, devolved into performative virtue signaling and cancel culture, alienating vast swaths of people who saw their legitimate grievances dismissed as the whining of oppressors. Hyper-self-criticism in the West, particularly in liberal democracies, turned into a flagellation so severe that it emboldened the very forces it sought to suppress.

The Rise of Trumpism, Populism, and Anti-Intellectualism

Into this vacuum stepped Trumpism and its ilk. These movements are not just reactions; they are backlashes—symptoms of a society that overreached in its quest for moral perfection. By alienating large portions of the population through condescension, censorship, and moral absolutism, progressive culture created the perfect conditions for a populist resurgence.

Trump’s appeal lies in his ability to embody the "darkness" that progressives thought they had banished. His shamelessness, his weaponization of grievances, and his rejection of intellectualism resonate with those who feel left behind or vilified by the new cultural norms. He and his movement are not anomalies; they are inevitabilities in a system that sought to erase opposition rather than engage with it.

Worse, the progressive overreach has given legitimacy to older evils—white nationalism, misogyny, and xenophobia—that should have been relegated to history’s trash heap. These ideologies now claim victimhood, arguing that they are the oppressed voices silenced by the tyranny of wokeness, making you look like the opressors.

The Counterproductive Nature of Perfectionism

The attempt to eradicate evil ultimately creates a new form of tyranny. The more we push for a utopia free of darkness, the more oppressive our methods become. Dissent is silenced in the name of moral purity. Rationality and debate are stifled under the guise of protecting marginalized voices. And in the process, we become the very evil we sought to destroy: intolerant, authoritarian, and blind to our own flaws.

Good only holds meaning in the context of struggle. If we eliminate evil—or convince ourselves we have—then goodness loses its luster. Without adversity, there is no triumph. Without opposition, there is no progress. The absence of darkness is not light but a blinding void.

Psychological and Sociocultural Dimensions

Humans are wired for conflict and contrast. Psychologically, we thrive on challenges. Removing all adversity leads to stagnation, boredom, and even despair. This is why even in the safest, most prosperous societies, people create problems where none exist. It’s not enough to be good; we need to define ourselves against something bad.

Socioculturally, the eradication of "evil" would homogenize society to the point of sterility. Diverse ideas and perspectives often emerge from conflict, not consensus. Ironically, the very movements that claim to value diversity often suppress dissent, reducing society to an echo chamber of approved thoughts and behaviors. This intellectual and moral monoculture becomes its own form of evil—one that stifles creativity, innovation, and growth.

Conclusion: Wielding Darkness with Purpose

Evil, like darkness, cannot be eradicated because it is integral to existence. Without it, good loses all meaning, and humanity loses its drive to improve. The quest to eliminate evil is not only futile but dangerous, as it often births new forms of oppression under the guise of righteousness. Evil.

But the solution isn’t to fear or suppress darkness—it’s to wield it with purpose. Instead of stifling progress and silencing debate in the name of virtue signaling or placating the delicate egos of donors, shareholders, or corporate overlords, we must embrace the "dark" sides of our humanity—our capacity for dissent, confrontation, and raw, unfiltered honesty—as tools, not weapons. This controlled chaos, applied surgically and without hesitation, can excise the sociocultural cancers that fester when left unchecked. Evil. It is a darkness of our own, guided by principle, and aimed not at destruction but at transformation—a force for necessary disruption that ensures progress without succumbing to stagnation. EVIL...

The light we seek does not come from banishing shadows but from mastering them.

Numquam dormias in pace.

[000life-is-meaningless000]

I honestly don't know why we have so many morals in this world, I don't understand why we have a responsibility to be so fucking moral ?

I don't know why there's so, many deities in higher powers above Humanity, We be fucking moral like why is it fucking matter ?

you're boring this world to serve and be obedient to Good ?

just so you can die go to a good place why can't these deities send u to the good realm because thay often can see someone's life and all that that happens before anything happens deities are Beyond super psychic.

So, I Really see this morality bullshit it's just a guilt trip gaslighting a guilt trip.

I really meant the point of seeing being being just being being a fucking good person some kind of like mental illness.

there's no real punishment for being evil except for the offense to the human spirit.

They who are trained for Good and Bad is the same way that you were trained for Law and Order.

So I really have no idea was the whole point of being moral thought out our lives and Why we fear to be evil ?

if there is a higher power that doesn't want you to be evil like you're just taking it out of the equation.

This whole punishment thing is just bullshit.

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it's Completely irrational, morals are also tied to mental Health, Law and Order religion and every part of The Human Experience.

it is serves not in place no good role.

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When Evil has all the benefits, Good says it's the most valuable.

And, The most fucked up strangest thing is more people will do evil in the name of Good than Good will do in the name of Evil.

my point is that everybody has their own idea what's good and what's evil and people always are willing to kill other people because they believe that they are evil evil is a good and evil is a fucking religion I really think u should do other fuck you want cuz we're God damn fucking animals with a finite amount of time and there's some stupid piece of shit above us all watching us and judging us of our actions and God damn well they can go fuck themselves.

I think it's a fucking abuse and if human beings don't even have free will why is that even fucking matter you're going to get punished on something you don't even fucking have you don't even have free will and this is big thing of wondering if we even have free will to begin with

and the motherfuckers even talk about everything being fucking predestined so it just gets me even deeper in the rabbit hole wanting to know what the fuck is anything what the fucking point of hell we don't have free will everything is predestined our Free Will is fake we would do to do it anyway you also got to think of DNA on the goddamn math board

in the more you think about shit and the more you contemplate

the way you got to wonder what the fuck, is the point ?

Why be good when evil is all good and then you have Christians always saying that they say that Pitty the fool that See's, Evil is good and good is evil

when everyone does that constantly no one knows what the fuck anything is cuz it's kind of just make up their morals that go along.

We're All God damn flawed imperfect fucking beings trying to fucking survive an endless meaningless pointless fucking existence that just ends up with us being bones in the fucking dirt somewhere ?

and for those dumb motherfuckers that say you won't go to heaven.

😡 - Bible, ACCURATE ! ! ! ! !

[zegalba]

Hanna Lee: darkness that embraces me (2023)

[hotcelebeauties]

Tiffany Shepis

[possibly-god]

A Kindred: the Embraced meme for all 12 of us who care :P

[dreamaruu]

Hello RvBGTBQ+ community

[demadogs]

When a typical virus attaches itself to its host, it duplicates, right? It spreads, essentially hijacking the host… What is so unusual here is that this virus, the infected hosts seem to be communicating.

Stranger Things season two (2017)

[herzspalter]

You live a better life when you just accept that your comfort character fucking sucks and there's no sympathetic reason or justification for their shitty behaviour, people are flawed, and you look kinda silly when you break your back to try to excuse your favourite character's cruel decisions.

Your favourite character is a hopeless fuckhead sometimes

[adeliuna]

Edvard Munch - The Kiss (1895)

[drownedrow]

I believe all durges are valid because I believe there’s nothing Gortash would not fuck.

[nefarrilou]

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[cotrieu]

hi vamily i have vtm brain rot again sooo this is my oh see fiammetta ciriaco anastasia palaiologina my lasombra ventrue who's totally not a sabbat emissary she was originally for the vtmb storyline but i decided to make her a stand off character so :) yayyyy

[backonrepeat]

Given how Sceleritas Fel prompts Durge to kill their lover in the game, most posts and fics I've read feature him being against Durge getting involved with Gortash, romantic or otherwise, because they need to focus on their mission. Totally makes sense, probably what happened given what we see in game.

But. What about wingman Sceleritas Fel? Just for the hilarity of it all. Maybe he deems the Chosen of Bane worthy enough of his master's attention, maybe he just views the whole thing as a chance to further enhance Bhaal's power. In any case he's determined to help his master bang Gortash, cue murderous socially stunted Durge taking romantic advice from their psycho, even more socially maladjusted butler in order to seduce Gortash.

"You should shower in some blood before meeting with Lord Gortash, dear master, it does wonders for your skin and brings out your eyes"

"Why, yes, I do think Bane's chosen will appreciate your thoughtful gift, my dark master. Nothing quite says romance like a dozen bloody hearts in a box"

"I'm sure Lord Gortash enjoyed your date together, oh vile master, who doesn't love a bit of ritualistic slaughter? Why, the way you disemboweled your last victim was simply sublime! If that didn't prompt him to make a move it may just be he's a bit of a prude..."

[vane-sya]

The Skeleton Embrace by socialgatheringstar

[feral-ballad]

Nader Naderpour, tr. by Niloufar Talebi, from Belonging: New Poetry by Iranians Around the World; "Conversation in the dark"

[Text ID: “Like a child fearing darkness, / I pave a path to your embrace”]