Thursday, November 8, 2007

Who Makes the List

Automatically, Adolf Hitler makes the list, so does Charles Manson. The 9/11 terrorists. Rush Limbaugh is automatic (because of his self-righteous hypocrisy). Sherry Palmer on “24” is a winner. Child molesters, too—especially those avowed representatives of God on Earth, and the church hierarchy that hides their actions. Anyone other than a Native American who suggests that someone else “leave the U.S. if they don’t like it here.”
Some of these folks are simply not well. Most, however, choose on a regular basis, to be so self-serving that it diminshes the human idea. The most serious violators of the human condition have more celebrity, power, control and influence over more lives. By default, most of our candidates will fall within this group—politicians, elected officials, celebrities, newsmakers. Our hope is that by pointing out unacceptable behavior, we can stop, stem it’s growth in society. Lofty ideals. Yes. But it has to be done.

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