Thread:Mesektet/@comment-27729149-20151002041329/@comment-3581997-20151003061700

Generally it is less about purpose than context. If you go out and vote for a leader in an overwhelming voter turn out against you does it matter really since the same result happened; Of course it does, cause effort was put into it the end result is important but not the be all end all.

If you aren't familiar with the play Titus please listen to this (it's short about a minute and a half). It is the final words of a truly dreadful piece of human waste known as Aaron the Moore. It is a man who has set in motion numerous disasters and feels NO remorse save that he can not make more. The reason Aaron is so infamous in Shakespeare's plays is that he indeed has no trace of sorrow. Now would being sorry for the things he has done make them alright? Most including myself would say "no". But how much worse is Aaron here as opposed to most other villains because of it?

The mere fact that something is worse than something else means the former is better. A kick to the balls is better than a knife to the throat, that doesn't make it good though. A person with sorrow, genuine or false, shows some level of conscience or empathy at least. It need not be about some petty redemption but rather a simple illustration of character.