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If you are not capable of cruelty, you are absolutely a victim to anyone who is. Part of the reason that people go watch anti-heroes and villains is because there’s a part of them crying out for the incorporation of the monster within them, which is what gives them strength of character and self-respect, because it’s impossible to respect yourself until you grow teeth. And if you grow teeth, then you realize that you’re somewhat dangerous, or maybe somewhat seriously dangerous, and then you might be more willing to demand that you treat yourself with respect and other people do the same thing. And so that doesn’t mean that being cruel is better than not being cruel. What it means is that being able to be cruel and then not being cruel is better than not being able to be cruel. Because in the first case, you’re nothing but weak and naive, and in the second case, you’re dangerous, but you have it under control.