But this is about feeling. The action comes just because these people are between you and your glorious goals. And they are not worthy to care that they are destroyed in the process. In fact it's good they'll be destroyed as they don't deserve to live in that glorious future. And it won't be glorious if the unclean masses are there. And, anyway, they dared to think they are your equals so they need to be put in their place.

This sort of escalation that starts with contempt and ends with annihilation (or at least attempt at annihilation). Until violence starts you just ignore the existence those you feel contempt for. But when violence starts there is nothing to stop even the most abominable atrocities as they are not worth any regard. It starts small but can lead to horrible things. This is the lesson we should've learned after 20th century and somehow it still escapes too many people.

I always thought spite/despite means doing something opposite then someone else wants just to hurt them. Just being petty and mean. But it also, sort of, implies caring about what that other person wants or thinks and with contempt they too beneath you for you too care. I also associate the term with a childish behaviour. I'm not sure if that's appropriate either.



I don't have the books with me and I don't know Spanish so I don't know which scene exactly you mean