Believing the worst
ISIS has done the world one favor, and one favor only. Favor, you say? Are you mad? What sort of favor could ISIS be doing anyone? That favor is to make more people believe that evil exists. One would think … Continue reading →
Category Archives: Evil
ISIS and the Nazis: atrocities paraded and hidden
In connection with the ISIS beheading of American journalist James Foley, Ace points out something I’ve often thought: As far as I know this is the first war where our enemies are so demonic that they proudly walk up to … Continue reading →
Video released purporting to show ISIS beheading captured American journalist James Foley
ISIS has released a video purporting to show the beheading of American journalist James Wright Foley, who had been missing for almost two years. The video, which also threatens to do the same to a man identified as American journalist … Continue reading →
ISIS and “understanding” evil
ISIS is the very personification of evil. But: “We don’t understand real evil, organized evil very well,” said America’s former ambassador to Iraq and Afghanistan, Ryan Crocker, in an interview with The New York Times. “This is evil incarnate.” “People … Continue reading →
And for those who think we should just shrug because after all it’s only Iraqis killing Iraqis…
…I offer this. Do the Iraqi people deserve this, just because they failed to get along together and turn into a well-functioning democratic state in a decade (less than that, actually, before we pulled out)? Remember also that not all … Continue reading →
Murder in Santa Barbara
So far I haven’t written about the latest mass murder and the latest mass murderer, Elliot Rodger. That’s because there is a certain repetitiveness to these horrific crimes and the reaction to them. A young and angry perpetrator. Blaming his … Continue reading →
The ladder of evil
Commenter “Ymarsakar” made an interesting observation two days ago. The subject: When the world declares Jews, Republicans, and whites to be non humans that need to be exterminated to get rid of a threat to humanity, most people will Obey. … Continue reading →
Le Chambon: the village of rescuers
Last night by chance I came across the story of the French village of Le Chambon during WWII. I’d never heard it before, but it’s one of the most fascinating stories of rescuers during the Holocaust. I’ve written about rescuers … Continue reading →
The sociopathic wolf of Wall Street
[NOTE: Last night when I took a few notes for this post, I was able to read the WSJ article on which it was based. Now, when I’m wanting to take another look in order to actually write my post, … Continue reading →
Literary leftists: Clarence Darrow, free will, and poetry
When I was young I came across this book of courtroom speeches by Clarence Darrow. Although I was only about eleven years old it enthralled me, and I think it was one of the reasons I ended up going to … Continue reading →
Cassandra Koestler: if the tale’s too terrifying
[NOTE: I’m planning to recycle a slightly edited version of some older posts on the World War II era that I think bear repeating. This one originally appeared about three years ago. People often think that knowledge of Nazi genocide … Continue reading →
The Jews of Germany and Europe: why didn’t they leave in time?
It occurs to me from a recent exchange in the comments section that it might be a good idea to visit the topic of the reaction of the Jews of Germany to Hitler. First I’d like to clear up one … Continue reading →