On Sat, Jan 24, 2015 spudboy100 via Everything List < [email protected]> wrote:
> I am uncomfortable with the plaster of "evil" myself, That is not unusual, most people in liberal western culture are far more uncomfortable with the word "evil" than they are with the word "fuck", but I think its appropriate to use both words in certain circumstances. > > since what it means to everyone is too vague. There is no consensus on the meaning but to each individual the meaning of "evil" is about as un-vague as words get. > > I would define the Jihadis as aggressive, malign, expansionism. Don't forget ignorant and stupid! > > Did western nations do this until recently? Hell, yes. Western colonialists may have been as evil as Islamic Jihadis, well... almost, but they were not as ignorant and they were not as stupid. Also Western colonialists had the good manners not to exist during my lifetime. For these reason they haven't earned as much of my contempt as the Islamic Jihadis have, but there is no disputing matters of taste so your mileage may vary. John K Clark -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Everything List" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/everything-list. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
