Wow, I got something completely different from that book. It's crazy how two people can read the same thing and have drastically different takeaways.

In fact what he's talking about is a very common analysis of Crime and Punishment in literary criticism.

Just think: if that's what he took away, he probably thinks killing old ladies is good enlightened capitalism.

I think presenting the philosophy you disagree with as leading to murdering innocent people is bad writing.

Much better to say they are Nazis or rapists or both, and be done with it :)

Two movies, one screen.