Posted by tina on September 28, 2001, at 8:03:55
In reply to Re: Evil? :: 'Llewd did I live, evil I did dwel', posted by Mickey on September 28, 2001, at 7:51:45
I'm just finding Bush's speeches to be the same words and phrases over and over again. He says nothing new. Someone above said something about it being just to rally the troops and I think that's right. Bush says evil in a cavalier way. Some say a man who beats his dog is evil. SOme say a parent who abuses a child is evil. Serial killers are evil. I think this word is bandied about far too commonly and it was a poor choice on Bush's part. I don't believe evil has a set definition, just a personal interpretation. I'm sure Osama bin Laden and his followers believe the US and it's allies to be the evil ones.
The word was a poor choice, plain and simple and I think Bush should fire his speech writer.> The word evil sounds very diabolical, as though there is such a thing as an evil force or spirit. Being the Atheist that I am I see it more as cruelty based on our deep animal instincts and our need for survival. The USA may be considered one of the cruelest nations of all, with a few exceptions, by most of the world. Though I am not religious, (perhaps more of a gnostic) I think the roots of most cruelty can be found in the seven deadly sins, again purely from a biologocal, anthropological viewpoint. With this in mind we are are guilty to some degree.
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