On a personal level, the term “evil” hits back at me. Culturally, I had been introduced to this term referring to Satan or the other evil powers that are controlled by the devil himself.
James Willer points out to the meaning of “evil” as “bad” and confirming my notion of the definition of this word. He points out the different levels and platforms through which evil is initiated and enacted. The argument presented in the book is that “it is ordinary individuals, like you and me, who commit extraordinary evil.” The question is if these persecutors are ordinary, what makes them so “evil” and different than the persecuted and innocent?
If one was to analyze Waller’s view about the people involved in terrorist organizations as those that
James Willer points out to the meaning of “evil” as “bad” and confirming my notion of the definition of this word. He points out the different levels and platforms through which evil is initiated and enacted. The argument presented in the book is that “it is ordinary individuals, like you and me, who commit extraordinary evil.” The question is if these persecutors are ordinary, what makes them so “evil” and different than the persecuted and innocent?
If one was to analyze Waller’s view about the people involved in terrorist organizations as those that