Watching House of Cards in 2017, what strains credibility is not the cartoonish evil, but that the evil should express itself so competently
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Yes Prime Minister and Veep capture the incompetence but not the evil
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Is it only children's shows that will satisfy my desire for characters who are simultaneously evil and incompetent?
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And they're never _really_ evil. Except maybe Cruela de Vil who wants a Dalmatian coat. Rest just vaguely gesture at evil designs
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I don't know. There's a lot of unbridled greed and desire to dominate people in cartoon villains. But you're right that they dont feel evil.
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It's as if our judgment for who is evil is influenced by whether we think they are actually dangerous, or just aspire to be.
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