CONFRONTING EVIL

SPECIAL POST

If you Google "evil," you will learn that it is a noun, "profound immorality, wickedness, and depravity, especially when regarded as a supernatural force."  Synonyms are: wicked, bad, wrong, immoral, sinful, foul, vile, dishonorable, corrupt, iniquitous, depraved, reprobate, villainous, nefarious, vicious, malicious,

malevolent, sinister, demonic, devilish, diabolical, fiendish, dark;

monstrous, shocking, despicable, atrocious, heinous, odious, contemptible, horrible, execrable;lowdown, dirty.  I have a few more: "Satanic and terrorist" come to mind.  

In essence, evil is the exact opposite of good.  Evil has existed since the beginning of time on this Earth; why it has not been eradicated by now, I do not know.  What I do know is that evil has flourished and metastasized wherever it has been ignored and not confronted.  Perhaps evil has to rear its ugly head now and then just to keep us on our toes and vigilant.   

We have been lulled into a false sense of security by this President and his cohorts in Congress, and now we are faced with evil in the Middle East.  But, evil exists in the halls of Congress as well, where lobbyists and campaign contributions trump the will of the people who rightfully control government.  Wherever good people fail to demand goodness, evil exists.  

 

We've made some poor choices in our exercise of democracy, and we've loosened the definition of "good" to the point that evil has gained a strong foothold in this country and our government.  In government, evil has become a culture... a way of conducting the everyday business of the people.  

That's why our southern borders are wide open.  That's why we have a national drug problem.  That's why our educational system has morphed into a socialist propaganda machine.  That's why our President lies to us and gets away with it.  

The only way to get rid of evil is to confront it, head on.  That is why it is so important for all of us to go to the polls in November and to rout out the evildoers from Washington.  Those of us who believe in good simply cannot afford to sit this one out.  

That's MY AMERICAN OPINION, respectfully submitted.