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In reply to the discussion: I fear that a force of evil has been unleashed [View all]Taraman
(373 posts)30. I agree with you Kentuck but evil is just ignorance
We are at a pivotal moment. Each individual will have to choose: will you fill with loving kindness, compassion, enlightenment; or will you choose to close down into selfishness, hatred, greed.
The choice is ongoing, but we must be firm in commitment. The ignorant just don't know how the system works, and that they are causing their own suffering. They can change. There is no permanent "evil". There is choice.
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Take a vacation around the Scandinavian countries, I think it will open your eyes
Perseus
Aug 2019
#14
Greed....Hatred....Delusion. These are the roots of this evil....and the enemy is "us"
ashredux
Aug 2019
#6
The stock market crashes, beginning in 1929, were labeled, [instead of the usual
empedocles
Aug 2019
#8
No offence but this sounds like the opening monologue of every TV evangelist.
former9thward
Aug 2019
#9
Not so much supernatural or demonic, but a backlash to the 90's when authoritarians fell, and
ehrnst
Aug 2019
#10
Ehrnst, I'm inclined to agree with you, but it's hard to beat the motivational power of good vs evil
DemocracyMouse
Aug 2019
#29
we're setting a bad example here thanks to liberal ignorance of talk radio and
certainot
Aug 2019
#11
It's just the same old public interest common good vs greed and self interest
bucolic_frolic
Aug 2019
#15
Nah. It's just too many humans realizing that soon there's going to be way less space & food.
CrispyQ
Aug 2019
#44