From this week's coming news posts: on evil [Content Warning - abuse of power, evil]

The following is from my coming news posts. It is important enough that I consider it should be published as a stand alone post, and now: 

“Is it time to reconsider the idea of ‘the banality of evil’?”   https://theconversation.com/is-it-time-to-reconsider-the-idea-of-the-banality-of-evil-216737   The article debunks assumptions about Eichmann being a banal bureaucrat, and ends with “Ordinary democratic citizenship, civility and public life depend on not allowing the mendacity of evil, of which Adolf Eichmann provides one extraordinary example, to become the norm. This is why better understanding his case remains so vital today”, which is particularly important in a world where Trump and others are being openly authoritarian.   “‘Openly authoritarian campaign’: [former potus45]’s threats of revenge fuel alarm”   https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/nov/22/trump-revenge-game-plan-alarm    and   “The Media must stop Enabling [former potus45]'s Attention-Seeking use of Fascist Rhetoric”   https://www.juancole.com/2023/11/enabling-attention-rhetoric.html   

 

Assumptions / basis 

In writing this, I have assumed / started from the following: 

• this blog states quite clearly that it is about political and human rights matters, including lived experience of problems, and thus I will assume readers are reasonable people who have noted the content warning in the post header;

Possible flaws 

Where I can, I will try to highlight possible flaws / issues you should consider:

• there may be flawed logical arguments in the above: to find out more about such flaws and thinking generally, I recommend Brendan  Myers’ free online course “Clear and Present Thinking”; 
  
• I could be wrong - so keep your thinking caps on, and make up your own minds for yourself.
  

 

If they are of any use of interest, the activism information links from my former news posts are available in this post. 

 

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