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Evil exists and it’s in our midst
The soldiers who liberated the concentration camps in Western Europe in World War II knew first-hand what evil was, or, at any rate, what evil deeds looked like.
The concentration camps were an aspect of the evil of man, made manifest in the world.
It’s difficult for me to properly imagine what those soldiers must have experienced.
But when they stepped into those camps, they were no doubt utterly appalled, sickened by what they saw. They were also, most likely shocked, bewildered by the scenes that confronted them. Nothing in their lives, up until that point could have prepared them for what they were witnessing. It was beyond their everyday, lived experience and probably beyond their comprehension. What they saw, must have been so ghastly as to, for a time, beggar belief.
But what they saw, could not be denied. It was there in front of them. Incredible though it was, nightmarish though it was, it was real. All too real. Horrifically real. And so, they were forced to accept it. They had no choice but to accept it.
What we are witnessing at present has the quality of a nightmare and is likewise beyond the comprehension of ordinary people.
For the vast majority of people Evil exists in a realm beyond their everyday, lived experience. And so, if you try to give them evidence of the Evil that is taking place now, they are likely to dismiss is as absurd. They can not entertain the possibility that mass murder is taking place. It’s just something too preposterous - too incredible to be believed.
But that does not mean it is not real, that it is not happening. All it means is that it’s beyond the comprehension of ordinary humans. And, I would argue, that’s for good reason.
Also, what we are dealing with now is perhaps not so apparent as compared to the scenes from the concentration camps. The soldiers walked in and there it was. However, that is not the case today. It’s not that obvious / evident. That said, for those that care to look, they see scenes of horror and they also recognise it as Evil.
But, if you don’t care to look, you won’t necessarily see it.
It is my belief that we are dealing with something diabolical in nature. I don’t say such things for the sake of hyperbole. Evil exists. Even if you don’t necessarily believe in evil in the Biblical sense of evil, there have been and still are, without doubt, what can really only be described as evil people in the world.
The world is populated by all sorts of people. And extremes do exist.
There are some incredibly good people in this world. And there are some incredibly bad people in this world.
Perhaps we might not care to admit it, but few of us are wholly good. By the same token, few are wholly bad.
Many people in society inhabit the middle ground – where good or bad exists in more moderate forms.
Anyway, I believe that we have to acknowledge that there are people who do bad things.
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