Confronting Evil
Now that the madness of Christmas and the irrelevance of New Year’s is over with, we can get back to civilized conduct and discourse in our day-to-day activities.
And speaking of civilized conduct, the execution of Saddam Hussein comes to mind. The executions of mad dictators, serial killers, terrorists and other deranged criminals are, for me, an opportunity lost.
How many of us, in our civilized day-to-day activities, ever get a chance to confront evil? I’m talking about true, supreme, heinous, real Evil in the flesh.
No one.
I would like to confront them. I would like to have a beverage with them be it coffee, scotch, tea, or Hemlock, and talk with them about life, history, perspective and childhood memories. I would like to learn from them and have my ideas shaped by their opinions, be they mad, lucid, rational or passionate.
I do not fear them. I do not loathe them. I am curious about them.
The heroes of our history were not much different from many of them you know. Revered popes, respected generals, honoured leaders and adored queens were as bloodthirsty, cruel, and Soulless as any today but we allow our discontemporal biases to fracture rational opinion separating the evil ones from the adored ones.
I propose that we place all the Evilest of the Evil Ones in a traveling caravan. The caravan would tour Europe, North America, Japan and Australia and provide the public with an opportunity to see True Evil in the flesh. I propose that in large cities, a concert venue would be used. A large stage would have as a background, huge screens that would play the evil acts committed by the evil one. Audience members would be encouraged to scream and curse and vent their outrage. The evil one, in appropriate restraints, would be paraded on stage, for people to see in the flesh. Then, the evil one would be permitted to say a few words, either in defense of their actions, in asking for forgiveness or even to taunt the audience. It would be their choice. Then, the next evil one would be paraded out and the process repeated.
The Evil Ones Tour would also visit Higher Schools and Universities to give students an opportunity to confront evil and confront their own fears and responsibilities and ask themselves the question, “What does it mean to be Human?”
How very cathartic this would be! Would not one feel much more grounded after an encounter such as this? Would not one feel much more confident about the righteousness of their lives and the surety of their futures? Would this not pull those with synthetic lives in the synthetic world back into reality, much like a refreshing New Year’s Polar Day Swim?
Cheers and Good Mental Health
Now that the madness of Christmas and the irrelevance of New Year’s is over with, we can get back to civilized conduct and discourse in our day-to-day activities.
And speaking of civilized conduct, the execution of Saddam Hussein comes to mind. The executions of mad dictators, serial killers, terrorists and other deranged criminals are, for me, an opportunity lost.
How many of us, in our civilized day-to-day activities, ever get a chance to confront evil? I’m talking about true, supreme, heinous, real Evil in the flesh.
No one.
I would like to confront them. I would like to have a beverage with them be it coffee, scotch, tea, or Hemlock, and talk with them about life, history, perspective and childhood memories. I would like to learn from them and have my ideas shaped by their opinions, be they mad, lucid, rational or passionate.
I do not fear them. I do not loathe them. I am curious about them.
The heroes of our history were not much different from many of them you know. Revered popes, respected generals, honoured leaders and adored queens were as bloodthirsty, cruel, and Soulless as any today but we allow our discontemporal biases to fracture rational opinion separating the evil ones from the adored ones.
I propose that we place all the Evilest of the Evil Ones in a traveling caravan. The caravan would tour Europe, North America, Japan and Australia and provide the public with an opportunity to see True Evil in the flesh. I propose that in large cities, a concert venue would be used. A large stage would have as a background, huge screens that would play the evil acts committed by the evil one. Audience members would be encouraged to scream and curse and vent their outrage. The evil one, in appropriate restraints, would be paraded on stage, for people to see in the flesh. Then, the evil one would be permitted to say a few words, either in defense of their actions, in asking for forgiveness or even to taunt the audience. It would be their choice. Then, the next evil one would be paraded out and the process repeated.
The Evil Ones Tour would also visit Higher Schools and Universities to give students an opportunity to confront evil and confront their own fears and responsibilities and ask themselves the question, “What does it mean to be Human?”
How very cathartic this would be! Would not one feel much more grounded after an encounter such as this? Would not one feel much more confident about the righteousness of their lives and the surety of their futures? Would this not pull those with synthetic lives in the synthetic world back into reality, much like a refreshing New Year’s Polar Day Swim?
Cheers and Good Mental Health
posted by The Commisioner and McKay | 8:29 AM
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