The Joker Sociology

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Society can be ugly and evil, but it can also be beautiful and righteous. Many believe that Joker does all of his dirty work and simply wings everything. This is not true, Joker is always relying on society to actually carry out his plans.When people believe this, they do not see the Joker as the society hating man he is. The Joker leaves it up to society to do his dirty work because he believes society is cruel. With every plan he carries out he attempts to prove the cruelty of society.
The Joker is a Sociopath. Sociopaths lack remorse, guilt or shame. The Joker feels no shame in what he is doing to these people. It is all apart of his plan to prove that society is sadistic. He feels that there is nothing wrong with how he goes about proving

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