Anti-Hero
by Daniel Beadle - Thursday, August 30, 2007
“There are two broad categories in which the heroes of literature, both visual and otherwise, can easily be placed into. One grouping of such characters share a passionate need or drive to defend innocent lives from the evil that infects society, and threatens the sanctity of human life. The other grouping, while behaving in a similar manner, have a darker motivation. Rather than a love for good, they carry… hate for those that they consider to be evil. These are the anti-heroes. Though they are heroes, and fight on the side of good, their impetus allows for a more savage means of retribution.
“Human beings are by far the most destructive species on this planet. Every year, as our population rises exponentially, our natural resources are stripped bare, and every other species, from fish to mammals, have been driven to near extinction. Consumption has outpaced the unprecedented surge in population. Our continued existence is literally sucking this planet dry.
“Now, I could easily lie to you, and suggest that I am a hero of the truest sense. I could convince you that I am the ultimate environmentalist, and that everything I’ve done, and plan to do, is for the sake of the planet. If that were the case, I would suggest that I have a deep-seeded love for this planet, and its environment. However, I am no hero.
"I am not determined to carry through my plan out of love for this planet. I do what I do because I hate. I hate the parasitic inhabitants of this planet called humans. …Whenever I am forced to choose between love and hate, I always choose the latter, because while one is the means to an end, the other is the end itself.
"If you called me an environmentalist, the label would be accurate.
"If you called me a hero, you’d be partially correct.
"But if you called me an anti-hero, you’d be right on the mark.”
“Human beings are by far the most destructive species on this planet. Every year, as our population rises exponentially, our natural resources are stripped bare, and every other species, from fish to mammals, have been driven to near extinction. Consumption has outpaced the unprecedented surge in population. Our continued existence is literally sucking this planet dry.“Now, I could easily lie to you, and suggest that I am a hero of the truest sense. I could convince you that I am the ultimate environmentalist, and that everything I’ve done, and plan to do, is for the sake of the planet. If that were the case, I would suggest that I have a deep-seeded love for this planet, and its environment. However, I am no hero.
"I am not determined to carry through my plan out of love for this planet. I do what I do because I hate. I hate the parasitic inhabitants of this planet called humans. …Whenever I am forced to choose between love and hate, I always choose the latter, because while one is the means to an end, the other is the end itself.
"If you called me an environmentalist, the label would be accurate.
"If you called me a hero, you’d be partially correct.
"But if you called me an anti-hero, you’d be right on the mark.”
