There is an evilness in the land, a blight on the nation.

[Skidmore]

How else can one describe what is happening to our nation these days? At first it could be chalked up to misguided thinking and then to stubbornness. As time has passed though, it is hard to believe that the groups of people calculating to cause suffering and death to so many is anything less than evil.

[opihimoimoi]

1. I call it...ASSHOLENESS...the level has been escalating over the years

This has resulted in "Peterism" exploding to....... "Brownie, ya doing a heck ofa job"...all the way to the top....

[rucky]

2. there's some truthiness in that remark. n/t

[greyl]

3. Peterism? What's that?

And no, supernatural forces of evil are not pervading the land.

[Buns_of_Fire]

6. I think it refers to the Peter Principle

The theory that everyone, in time, rises to their own level of incompetence (a bar that, with the advent of Chucklenuts and his crowd, has been lowered almost to the point of invisibility).

But then, it could also refer to the high percentage of absolute dicks this country now seems to have in positions of power.

[Jackpine Radical]

19. I've said it before, I'll say it again: This crowd has shredded the

Peter Principle. The PP says that you're sposed to stop rising in the org when you reach your level of incompetence. The Bush people START three levels over their level of incompetence & keep on rising.

[Delphinus]

10. No, greyl, not *supernatural* forces of evil,

just the normal, *human-kind* forces of evil.

[greyl]

13. Ok then, the evil of the bush admin and corporate america

is not "the normal, *human-kind* forces of evil"

It's not normal and it's not an extension of being human.

It's an aberrant anomaly.
Ok, fine it's evil. :)

[opihimoimoi]

22. Its an OutDated EVIL....no longer tolerable trait as the World is at Peril

Old thinking threatens all Humanity

[MADem]

12. Ya gotta add in a little Faux Christianity--ASSHOLINESS!!!

Incompetent, incapable, uncaring, and holier-than-thou!

[opihimoimoi]

21. ROTFLMAO

[H2O Man]

4. Right.

If today is a consequence of yesterday, and yesterday a consequence of the days before, then we can simply look to the past to see the cause of those things that you mention today .... and to be able to predict, without any danger of being wrong, what will happen tomorrow .... which is certainly going to be a consequence of today.

This is the mechanical nature of the material world, from atoms to solar systems. Evolution demands that all things organic either grow or rot. If a people pollute their water supply today, they will suffer tomorrow. There are no exceptions to the laws of nature, no appealing of those decisions.

The only thing that can change are people. People can change. And once a single person changes, everything around her/him must also change, because that, too, is a law of nature. So when we survey those things you mention, we must understand that to change the course for tomorrow, we must start with today. We must do more today. And to do more, we must be more .... and not more of the same .... but more in the evolutionary sense .... because only an evolution of humanity can change the course we are on.

[drduffy]

5. When you attribute it to stupidity or to 'assholeness',

you appear engaged in minimalizing the true horror of what the neocons and their corporatist bosses are attempting or else you are simply unaware.

It is evil. It is horrific. It is death. It is fascisim and, It is the drive for global corporatist hegemony. It is the biggest single push of evil the world has experienced in a long time. It counts on war. It counts on obtaining control. It counts on a 4-to-5 billion person die off. It knows, has known about Peak Oil and Global Climate change coming for a long time. These people are not stupid. They manipulate the sheep as they wish (that part is easy.... an intro-level psychologist can manage that...) and they tell the truth to none.

To call it anything less than a hideous evil incarnate is to serve as its apologist.

just my 2 bits......

oH and edited: I am not a theist, particularly. And perhaps explanations in the realm of scientific determinism would suffice to explain the intricate causal chain that led to this sorry state of affairs .... but...... it think 'Evil' describes the neocons quite nicely. Because when someone's policies and intentions include the maiming and killing of little children.... then it is 'Evil'. In addition to all the other terrible hurt and pain they have caused.

[pretzel4gore]

7. yahoo news is actually reporting our doubts about 911!

evil or no, the fact is bush is a JUST a criminal, and foxnews/cnn/cbs/abc/pbs/nbc/reuters/ap/etc are all run by criminal associates of the bushvik murderers....they stole the 2k election, the worst crime in US history, then they needed to LIHOP/MIHOP 911 in order to escape getting caught for stealing the 2k election-they are in too deep, and their whole edifice stands one day at a time, but, bush is doomed, and the trick is to get all of them this time, including the men responsible for jfk murder 40 plus years ago....
http://news.yahoo.com/s/prweb/20060130/bs_prweb/prweb339303_5

[drduffy]

8. you are right about the list of crimes

of these "evil rat bastards" (Mike Malloy)..... who by the way, is now quite willing to accuse the neocons of 9/11 and all the rest. I have been watching the evolution of his thought, anger and willingness to tell it like it is over the last months. And, yes, the truly evil rat bastards are the corporatist/secret service ERB's (evil rat bastards) who pull bushCo's strings......

[pretzel4gore]

11. and when they jettison the bushviks, gee and condi and don and dick

it's vital they don't get away with it! the pigmedia needs to be tried/executed as much as bush; they created bush! and all bush supporters (for example, anyone who says marijuana needs to remaiin illegal) should be deported, to moon or mars, just deported forver, cuz they are psychotic anti social activist criminals with blood on their minds

[TallahasseeGrannie]

15. No, not the

"biggest single push of evil the world has experienced in a long time."

Maybe OUR world..the western countries. But evil is rampant in Africa as I write this in ways that make Bush look like a boy scout.

[marions ghost]

18. OK

yes, evil is alive and well in the world...but Chimpy a "boy scout"...?!? Tilt. Maybe Coocoo Bananas gets away with that image, but his evil manipulators are NOT boy scouts. They will have their heads in the Worldwide Hall of Famous Despicables before it's all over.

[TallahasseeGrannie]

20. Ok but you have to agree

that he LOOKS like a boy scout?

LOL. Maybe not the best analogy. On the other hands, the Boy Scouts have edged a bit to the right as late...

Evil is eternal.

[Vinca]

9. Even worse, they purport to be doing "God's work."

Is there a passage in the Bible about slashing funds to the poor?

[TallahasseeGrannie]

14. You mean as in...

Satan....atan....atan.....?

[dysfunctional press]

16. We should have a National Day of Disgust and march on DC...

a few million disgusted citizens surrounding the white house might even get noticed by national media...not OUR national media of course- but it might make the Gaurdian.

[marions ghost]

17. good vs evil

:evilfrown: :evilfrown: :evilfrown: :evilfrown: O8) O8) O8) O8)

It's been around a long time. But recently conditions have become favorable for a large festering malignancy to grow in this country. Agreed--we as a country, as a body, have a case of full-blown Eeeee-vil.

The problem with being among The Good is that you don't have the ruthless resources of The Evil at your disposal. So what can you fight with? What works against those who have NO problem breaking the rules of a civilized society? What works against tyranny? We are left pondering that question here everyday.

Some may choose to fight with words, some may choose pictures or music, some may choose non-violent actions, some may choose to hide and wait until evil comes to them and then defend like a Kung Fu fighter. Others plan to just get into a ditch and hold onto a bush. Those of limited perception will hold onto the nearest Bush. (Let's leave lethal weapons out for the moment since it's debatable whether they work to control or promote evil). Accept that this is a battle for our basic freedoms--this is only realistic. It is the inner territories we must protect. It is our spirit they wish to break. Then they can have everything on a silver platter.

Look at the medical model. I say it's time to perform psychic surgery. We must sharpen our tools. We must root out these cancers wherever they exist. A positive attitude is needed. We must apply the laser light of Truth. Our team must project strength and non-compliance with the forces of Evil running roughshod over us now. We must gather together the resources left to us, use our collective willpower, and refuse to participate in their Master Plan. It is up to us together as a team--to correct the course. We must be focused. There is still time, but the patient is delicate. We could easily go into a sudden death spiral. So we must give it our best.

We must accept that our opponents are delusional. They truly believe they are doing Good. They believe their cause is Just. They never feel guilty. They are voracious opportunists. They have no controls on their feeding frenzy, and they will use any means necessary to strip us to our bones. These aberrant human monkeys live in a bubble of their own imagination. This is their strength, but it is also their weakness.

Many around the world are waiting to see if America can pull itself out of this pit of corruption and villainy. What side will win out in this tug-of-war of ideologies? All bets are off.

I'm serous. This is HUGH. NEVER Give Up.