> it may just be mean, or stupid or even evil. Well, you could say that about the Nazis and Charles Manson, too. Couldn't you basically call anything just a "p

> it may just be mean, or stupid or even evil. Well, you could say that about the Nazis and Charles Manson, too. Couldn't you basically call anything just a "physical process" and get it over with? The rights of people are being violated by those sworn to protect them, and they feel helpless to change that. That is a problem, to put it mildly. > On the other hand, if I research someone for a position, I would rather not like to see their name on a petition for certain things. It always was this way. Yeah, it always was that way with too many people, and left unchecked, it will lead to the destruction of humanity. So I propose a new and much better way: when "researching" people, do not trust anyone who didn't give you positive confirmation of having spine, attention span and responsibility. I'm not saying signing a petition does that, but generally: go the other way. Do not waste your personal and professional time and energy on people who after all may remain on the wrong side of history. If the ground you stand on is not liberated ground at all times, reconsider your life. Don't be that guy obedient to what ultimately amounts to a bunch of deranged folk from a Stephen King novel or something. Realize that it would not be more than that, and that they too shall pass. The only open question is, whether they will take humanity with them, but there is no question in my mind about "their" (our) self-destructiveness. It's just not worth it to give in, in the really long run. > "Forget the myths the media's created about the White House. The truth is, these are not very bright guys, and things got out of hand." -- from the movie "All the Presidents Men" (1976)