May 02, 2009The Banality of PreeningHannah Arendt was wrong. Evil is never banal....What is banal is the moral preening of those who judge the way others stand up to evil, who judge those who compromise in their human fallibility to fight evil so that the rest of us can enjoy the good (and the good life). What's banal are the pundits and partisan ideologues who get their hands dirty only changing an ink cartridge but who seek revenge on others who, acting in good faith, did what they believed was right in thwarting evil. What's banal are those who round up the usual suspects from history, usually the cliched villains of Nazi Germany, and trot them out for comparison in show trials of their fantasies. Read the full article by Suzanne Fields, titled "The Banality of Preening From Liberals" Posted by khiggins at May 2, 2009 01:37 PM |