We tend to think that certain people were just born evil and that we could never do the things they do. But wait … is that true? Padre Steve has written a very thought-provoking post on the subject, and while it is a bit lengthy, I urge you to read its entirety, for his words are important and relevant for us all. Thank you, Padre!
Friends of Padre Steve’s World,
Fyodor Dostoyevsky wrote, “Nothing is easier than to denounce the evildoer; nothing is more difficult than to understand him.”
Back in 2010 I had a creditable and very specific death threat from a Neo-Nazi in East Tennessee. The man had a formidable internet presence, many publications online, including articles on how best to assassinate people. So I did my research, figured out who he was and reported him to the FBI. A week later his internet presence disappeared. I don’t know what happened to him, but I watch my back.
Over the past few days I have been helping a Jewish friend who is dealing with many Neo-Nazi threats and harassment for supporting an effort to have headstones replaced at the San Antonio Military Cemetery. The headstones were of German POWs but each had a Swastika and the words “he died for his Fuhrer and…
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Hannah Arendt’s “Eichmann in Jerusalem: A Report on the Banality of Evil” would be a good follow-up read after this post.
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I’ve just downloaded it to my Kindle … thanks for the recommendation, Jerry!
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Problem is that it is not just him. The systems in both our countries are rotten and tired. That includes people on both sides of the argument. The good people too often get marginalised. Going to take years to sort this mess out.
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You’re right … it’s not just him or BoJo … it’s that our systems haven’t been upgraded, really, in centuries. It’s going to take decades likely to sort it out, but we have to start somewhere. Sigh. I used to believe that ‘World Peace’ was possible, something that could happen if we were all just a little more dedicated to it, a little kinder and more compassionate. I no longer believe that, for greed will always rear its ugly head.
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But there is always coffee……
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One of the things that keeps me going, my friend. A small cafe in Switzerland where we sit sipping our coffee and talking for hours on end!
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He’s doing a great job and making it hard for the deniers to deny.
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Sigh.
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