Week In Evil Top 5
Latest Acts of Evil
Dirty Pedophile Money’s Place in the Ivy Halls of MIT
Why is this evil? Knowingly accepting and subsequently covering up financial contributions from a convicted pedophile in the name of academic innovation and progress is reprehensible and disgraceful.
The Legacy of Purdue Pharma, The Sackler Family, and Opioids
Why is this evil? Purdue Pharma recently filed for Chapter 11 corporate bankruptcy, an act which can absolve a company of its debts. In doing so, this can have a negative impact on the pending 2600 federal and state opioid lawsuits. Before the filing, however, the owners of Purdue Pharma, the Sackler family, allegedly transferred from the company $1 billion dollars into their Swiss bank accounts, most likely avoiding any direct hit on their personal wealth and assets.
Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh…Not Another Accusation…!
Why is this evil? A candidate for the Supreme Court of the United States lied and politized his testimony to secure a seat on the Supreme Court.
This was accomplished with the blessing, knowledge, and approval of the Senate Judiciary Committee. The members of the Republican controlled Senate Judiciary Committee knew he lied and approved his nomination anyway.
Socialism, Socialism, Socialism – The Republicans’ Big Bad Boogeyman
Why is this evil? The Republican Party’s distorted and aggressive misinformation campaign against the political concept of socialism to promote fear, loathing, and distrust among the American people.
Why Food Waste in the U.S. Is an Urgent Problem
Why is this evil? The fact that food insecurity exists in the United States of America. Healthy People.gov defines food insecurity as the disruption of food intake or eating patterns because of lack of money and other resources. Those most affected are seniors, children, those living in rural communities, African Americans, and Latinx.
Just 1/3 of food waste in America could end food insecurity if it could be successfully distributed to those in need. In 2016, at one point during the year, 12.3% of American households experienced food insecurity.
“Never be afraid to raise your voice for honesty and truth and compassion against injustice and lying and greed. If people all over the world would do this, it would change the earth.”
Don’t
Do not… meaning your should not engage, deal with, or work for.
Compromise
Compromise is the act of surrendering core values or beliefs in order to achieve a perceived solution.
Evil
We define evil as a deliberate harmful action.
Evil is not an opposing viewpoint or ideology.
Evil is not an individual person, organization, business, or government entity.
However, evil is the premeditated, harmful action done by an individual person, organization, business, or government entity.
“There is no better than adversity. Every defeat, every heartbreak, every loss, contains its own seed, its own lesson on how to improve your performance next time.”
What is your congressperson thinking?
“The only sure bulwark of continuing liberty is a government strong enough to protect the interests of the people, and a people strong enough and well enough informed to maintain its sovereign control over the government.”
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Don’t
Do not… meaning your should not engage, deal with, or work for.
Compromise
Compromise is the act of surrendering core values or beliefs in order to achieve a perceived solution.
Evil
We define evil as a deliberate harmful action.
Evil is not an opposing viewpoint or ideology.
Evil is not an individual person, organization, business, or government entity.
However, evil is the premeditated, harmful action done by an individual person, organization, business, or government entity.
There are risks and costs to action. But they are far less than the long range risks of comfortable inaction.