Reply #28: Playing Devil's Advocate [View All]

I can think of examples. But I think they are stomach turning. The Nazi experiments on twins which were based on hate/disregard for human life, led to some medical advances. So did the syphillus experiments on black men in the South.

The heinousness of a crime often results in the opening of eyes, and positive change. Like apartheid. It was the extremity of the situation that resulted in change.

The marches in the South would not have resulted in "positive change" if not for the televising of the REACTION, i.e. the violence that was turned on innocent people, i.e., the dogs and water hoses, and the murders. So, good came from bad.

I'm not sure what to say about the French Revolution. But that was pure hatred and disgust. The American Revolution wasn't nearly as bad, but it was driven by a hatred for taxation and colonialism.

However, for the record, I agree with you. Just because I can cite a few cases doesn't mean that I love riots and revolutions, or any disregard for the sanctity of human life.