Saturday, October 02, 2004
Interesting exchange the other day on campus:
Me: "That is evil."
Fellow Student: "You mean different."
Me: "No - I mean evil."
Fellow Student: "Evil is such a loaded term. What you mean is that it is different and you don't like it."
Me: "I don't like it and it is still evil."
Fellow Student: "You are incapable of respecting other cultures."
What were we talking about? The recent bombings in Iraq that had killed several children.
We can't even call evil "evil" anymore. Evil is a term I use sparingly - but I can't understand why liberals refuse to use it at all (except when referring to President Bush, of course).
Me: "That is evil."
Fellow Student: "You mean different."
Me: "No - I mean evil."
Fellow Student: "Evil is such a loaded term. What you mean is that it is different and you don't like it."
Me: "I don't like it and it is still evil."
Fellow Student: "You are incapable of respecting other cultures."
What were we talking about? The recent bombings in Iraq that had killed several children.
We can't even call evil "evil" anymore. Evil is a term I use sparingly - but I can't understand why liberals refuse to use it at all (except when referring to President Bush, of course).
