| In psychological terms, evil is an aberration | | | | to muster the forces of resistance in time. |
| of the ego. An evil ego has a strong desire | | | | America was isolationist and England could |
| to dominate other egos. An evil person knows | | | | not do the job alone because Nazi Germany had |
| that terror is the most effective way to | | | | become too powerful by the time Churchill had |
| dominate other people because terror induces | | | | achieved political control of England. We |
| incapacitating fear. People who are stricken | | | | have seen many atrocious people ascend to |
| with fear cannot take effective action to | | | | power in various countries. A few examples |
| defend themselves and while they are in that | | | | are Stalin in Russia, Pol Pot in Cambodia, |
| state, an evil person can do anything they | | | | and Idi Amin in Uganda. The list of atrocious |
| want to do to them. This aberration of the | | | | dictators is a long one but I'd like to focus |
| ego can be termed "sick" because the | | | | on Saddam Hussein because he is our creation |
| perverted ego will inflict pain and suffering | | | | in the sense that we trained him, armed him, |
| in order to experience the joy and thrill of | | | | and even supported him against his enemies in |
| being in total control. A healthy ego will | | | | the mistaken belief that he would remain "our |
| not do that. A healthy ego is | | | | boy". By the time our government understood |
| self-sufficient, peaceful, joyful in its | | | | that big mistake, it was too late and we have |
| natural state, and it has a desire to help | | | | paid dearly for our government's mistake. The |
| and serve others. A healthy ego does not have | | | | invoice for our cost is still mounting and |
| a desire to dominate and it will not | | | | our soldiers are still dying in a foreign |
| purposefully inflict pain and suffering. The | | | | land.There is an answer to the problem of |
| concept of ego domination has been practiced | | | | stopping evil on Earth from getting out of |
| throughout human history but it has not | | | | control, and the answer does NOT involve |
| necessarily been fully understood by the | | | | having America police the world. Why should |
| practitioners. However, in the 20th century | | | | the American people pay the cost for having a |
| the Nazi's not only fully understood the | | | | world police force? The cost of our military |
| concept, but they were the scientists of | | | | might is in the trillions and the debt |
| evil. They perfected the science of terror | | | | affects our daily lives by increasing our |
| for the first time in history. "Blitzkrieg" | | | | cost of living dramatically. The reality is |
| is the term for warfare that terrorizes | | | | that evil must be resisted and overcome the |
| without warning, completely surprising the | | | | very moment it first manifests itself, before |
| victims and totally incapacitating them by | | | | its power grows and becomes unmanageable. But |
| knocking them out before they have a chance | | | | the responsibility for dealing with planetary |
| to understand what is happening to them. | | | | evil should not rest on the United States |
| Torture on a mass level is the method for | | | | alone. An emasculated body already exists |
| keeping a population in a state of terror. | | | | whose proper job it should have been to |
| This is the sick psychology of evil.In | | | | assume that responsibility. I'm talking about |
| religious or spiritual terms, evil is an | | | | the United Nations and I'm suggesting the |
| aberration of the soul. The soul can be | | | | creation of a United Nations Rapid Strike |
| defined as that which was created in the | | | | Force which should possess the best weapons, |
| image of God so it is naturally peaceful, | | | | technology and training possible. It's not |
| loving, happy and eternal. Let us assume that | | | | too late to re-invest the United Nations with |
| God gave his/her children the gift of free | | | | the power, the authority, and the freedom to |
| will. Let us also assume that in the | | | | act without being stopped in the Security |
| beginning, there was a soul named Lucifer who | | | | Council by one major power and I'm suggesting |
| was an angel. In response to the gift of free | | | | that the United Nations Charter be revised to |
| will, all the other angels exclaimed, "Thank | | | | give it the power to act on the basis of |
| you very much, God, how beautiful your gift | | | | majority rule in the General Assembly. A |
| is!" Their response was not surprising | | | | majority vote in the General Assembly is the |
| because the angels were simply reacting in | | | | truly democratic method of reaching an |
| accordance with their true nature. Lucifer | | | | appropriate decision to send in the Rapid |
| retorted, "Really. I can do anything I want | | | | Strike Force.Consider how many lives have |
| to do now? OK, fine. I want to be God." | | | | been lost in the 20th century wars against |
| Lucifer's vanity was the aberration. Not | | | | evil governments that expanded their |
| particularly liking Lucifer's retort, God | | | | destructive power outside their own borders. |
| banished Lucifer from heaven. Lucifer's | | | | We must understand that somebody needs to |
| reaction to being banished from The Fun House | | | | stop these governments whenever they wreak |
| was to dedicate his existence to wreaking as | | | | havoc on their own people, not only because |
| much havoc as possible. God was caught in his | | | | terror is WRONG, but also because massive |
| her own trap because free will precludes | | | | governmental cruelty is the warning sign that |
| interference. But I have to assume that God | | | | an evil government is in the process of |
| has a vastly superior intellect and | | | | expanding its power. We should not wait until |
| undoubtedly foresaw this possible outcome. | | | | a country like Iraq becomes dangerous outside |
| Almost all believers think there is a Master | | | | its borders. By the time that happens, a war |
| Plan. If there is one, it follows logically | | | | (legal or undeclared) is necessary and too |
| that evil is a part of the plan because | | | | many lives are lost. It's no longer practical |
| otherwise the Almighty would have put a stop | | | | for us to believe that individual countries |
| to it immediately.Anybody who has a basic | | | | have an inherent right to do anything they |
| grasp on the reality of human existence knows | | | | want to do within their own borders. Even the |
| that it's not possible to manifest everything | | | | smallest atrocious government can endanger |
| we want and desire by applying our free will, | | | | the world if they are able to develop nuclear |
| concentrating our minds, working hard to get | | | | weapons. They can even buy or steal nuclear |
| what we want, or even through the power of | | | | bombs. I believe that whenever terror and |
| prayer. There is a will in our universe that | | | | torture become methods of governing, the |
| is infinitely stronger than our free will. If | | | | concept of territorial autonomy needs to be |
| our will and desire happens to be in sync | | | | abrogated - if not in the name of human |
| with the infinite will, then we can manifest | | | | rights, then it should be done for our own |
| our desire. If our will and desire is not in | | | | protection. A United Nations Rapid Strike |
| sync with the infinite will, we can try, try, | | | | Force is the answer because the window of |
| and try again ad infinitum and nothing will | | | | opportunity to eliminate an atrocious |
| happen except that we will frustrate | | | | government without excessive expenditure of |
| ourselves. Someone once said, "When the | | | | lives occurs during the beginning of the |
| Karmic Door is shut, even if you have the | | | | government's expansion of power, and that |
| right key, the lock won't turn." For example, | | | | window is only open for a short period of |
| all my life I've had an overpowering desire | | | | time. The idea is to blitzkrieg evil before |
| to be rich and famous. Say what you want | | | | it gets a chance to blitzkrieg us.Of course I |
| about me, but there's no question that I have | | | | realize that America would have to release |
| a powerful will, a powerful mind, and I'm a | | | | some of its power and accept the possibility |
| high energy person who pursues his dreams | | | | that a decision could be implemented with |
| with great vigor (oh thank you, JFK). Now | | | | which America would not agree. But that would |
| witness the fact that I'm still destitute and | | | | be a small price to pay in order to save |
| completely unknown!Individual free will tends | | | | thousands or even millions of American lives. |
| to have very limited power. On the other | | | | That would also be a small price to pay to |
| hand, mass free will can be defined as what | | | | get out from under the crushing debt that has |
| occurs when many millions of individuals | | | | been and is being incurred for maintaining |
| unite in basic agreement behind a common | | | | the gigantic military force that Americans |
| purpose and mass free will tends to be | | | | believe is justified in order protect |
| unstoppable. I believe that when masses of | | | | ourselves and to police the world. I believe |
| people unite behind a good purpose, the | | | | that it is the responsibility of the world to |
| universe smiles and says "Go!" Now consider | | | | police itself. If you've gotten this far in |
| what has occurred as a result of the aberrant | | | | your reading and you agree that my idea has |
| free will unleashed by the dictators of the | | | | merit, please write to your representative in |
| 20th century. World War II is believed to | | | | Congress. That would make me feel much better |
| have been necessary in order to stop Hitler | | | | about being destitute and completely |
| once and for all. But there was a moment in | | | | unknown.Peter Cross is a singer/songwriter |
| time when the expenditure of millions of | | | | producer/Web Master. You can find this |
| American lives would not have been necessary. | | | | article at: On the Nature of Evil and his |
| Winston Churchill knew when that window of | | | | home page at: Rock and Roll with an Immortal |
| opportunity had opened up but he was unable | | | | Soul. |