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I didn't explicitly say that the Shadow People are bad; just that they're pretty much an anomalous reflection of humanity. The reason the Eternal Shadow views life so poorly is because he's seen the corrupt way humans treat other humans in other worlds he's been to, and vice versa. Also, probably should've mentioned this (guess I felt like it would've been a spoiler), but the Shadow People following the ES's orders in attacking the world aren't initially aware of its premise, and it isn't until the ones that didn't follow him "into battle" enter the world out of curiosity and learn the truth.

I apologize for the little information that I gave; I just didn't feel like revealing too much for the sake of spoilers.