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Originally Posted by Corporate Pig Your half way there sixgun...
You recognised that their was a hidden motive by the author, with the use of quotations around the word 'evil'.
Quite simply really...
In case you didn't realise, 'Evil' is relative in defenition.
There is no single universal meaning of "Evil", otherwise you'd have a definitive point of Comparism, between the 2 ideals of "Good" and "Evil".
In short, IF God existed, we may have a definitive example of "Good" & likewise, IF Satan existed, we might have a definitive example of "Evil".
But since neither do, then we can't actually prove that "Good" or "Evil" actually exist.
So, how could America ever claim that the Soviets were "Evil", when their is no definitive evil, to speak of ?
A form of 'Evil' then you'll argue...
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Whether or not we can define it, evil exists. Evil is relative in view, but not in actuality (like most things). It is evil to kill people you have a responsiblity to protect, to opress the poor, and to promote ignorance and demote education.
What actually shocked me about this article, actually, is that a) We're writing texts designed to educate Afghanis at all. That kind of thing should be written by either an Afghani professor, or someone from the region at the very least. b) Our aid budget for rebuilding Afghanistan is so small. We send ten times as much to Israel every year, and Israel doesn't need the help nearly as much.