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G-Pop sat quietly in his chair, checking his emails on his I-Pad, as two of his grandkids were perched nearby, surfing the channels for something to watch on the television.
For some reason, the girl, the older of the two, paused on the History Channel, which was showing a special on Hitler and the Third Reich.
The younger boy asked the girl, “Who’s that?”
“Hitler,” she replied.
“Who’s he?” he asked.
“A monster.” She then turned the channel and they were on to more entertaining possibilities.
G-Pop wondered if he should say something. Yet it really wasn’t what they refer to as a “teaching moment.” The kids were obviously seeking diversion, not instruction.
But he realized that most people do think of Hitler as a monster. After all, it’s too frightening to consider that he was just a human being who got trapped in a “monster idea.” Unfortunately, the monster idea is still trouncing around while Hitler is long in his grave. What is the “monster idea?”
It’s a 2-part conclusion which always ends up in some form of treachery: “I am better. We are the best.”
When the notion that “I am better than other people” links up with followers or advocates to form a mob mentality of dominance, somebody is going to get hurt.
Maybe it won’t be six million Jews. Maybe it’ll just be six people disincluded from our party because of their color, nationality or preferences.
But the monster still roams the hillsides, seeking to kill off the innocent.
Until this is addressed, we will insist that our form of nationalism is nothing like what was promoted by the Nazis. We will allow politicians to openly condemn entire races of people in the name of protecting our national security.
We will even extol the piety of a woman refusing to do her job because she feels that she is better than those who have come to receive their rightful privilege.
- Right and wrong is ultimately determined in the heavens.
- Humility or arrogance is our choice.
- And those who choose arrogance in the name of right are always wrong.
- And those who choose humility in the presence of wrong will historically be judged right.
It’s as simple as that.
There are no monster people…just people who are following a monster idea.
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