[Arktwo] Ponerology - Part Two

[Bruce Beach]

Psalms 37:11
But the meek shall inherit the earth; and shall delight themselves in the
abundance of peace.

I am writing this on Naw Ruz Day - 
the first day of Spring - 
the Persian and Zoroastrian and Baha'i New Year.

Spring is the days of blissful joy - 
and that is something that I truly experience 
in my own life. 
So - 
it seems strange to be writing about evil 
on this day. 

Still, these are not days 
of blissful joy 
for most of the world. 
The world is very dark 
for most of its inhabitants. 
Most do not realize  
as they seek pleasure and happiness 
that they are immersed in evil. 

That was a 'good' movie.
That was a 'good' song. 
That was a 'good' TV program. 
That was a 'good' drink. 
That was a 'good' cigarette. 
That was a 'good' night. 
So on and on. 

Evil sees evil as good. 
Evil sees hell as heaven. 
But eventually 
there is weeping and gnashing of teeth. 

The evil is about us 
in every facet of our lives. 
In the immorality and the materiality. 
In those things in which we take 
the greatest pleasure and pride. 

The life-style of those we admire. 
The strength of our military. 
The excessive patriotism. 
The satisfaction with our churches. 
The consumption of energy in our society. 
The destruction of the environment. 
Again the list just goes on and on. 

But most of all - 
the evil is in the poverty 
of our souls. 
Humanity has turned away from God. 
The souls of many sense loss - 
but they do not know what loss they sense. 

Because they do not know 
the true beauty and love of God - 
they do not know what 
they have turned away from. 
Still - 
they sense a loss - 
in the lack of Justice - 
in the lack of Security - 
is the lack of Joy - 
and they wish to blame someone. 

The fear of their loss - 
causes them anger - 
and many times a day 
I receive emails from people 
expressing that anger - 
against some race - 
against some religion - 
against some economic class - 
against someone. 

But our problem 
of peace, security and joy, 
is within our own selves, 
for we can find them 
only by finding God. 

Still we can look about - 
and see the evil of the world - 
in the entertainment industry - 
in the materialism of the market place - 
the poverty of the masses in the world - 
in the dying of the planet itself. 

Some find it harder to recognize 
the evil in the institutions 
they admire. 
In the military. 
In the giant corporations. 
In the courts and legal system. 
In the political rallies they attend.

The ships and planes 
of the military 
are magnificent. 
Awe inspiring. 
Indeed decreed to create 
shock and awe. 
Awe-full 
in the fullest sense of the word 
awful. 

The bank buildings are towering 
and the lobbies speak of grandeur. 
They are intended to create the utmost in envy.

The courts conducted in majesty and pomp 
designed to evoke the greatest sense of honor. 

The political and religious rallies 
conducted in a manner 
to emit the greatest emotional fervour. 

Pride and pleasure. 
All in evil. 
Evil in all. 
These are the days of darkness - 
of the soul.

In the previous presentation 
I presented argument and evidence 
that the leaders of humanity are evil - 
and the reasons why.

Indeed -
we need to get rid of the 
bankers - 
lawyers and - 
politicians. 

Other institutions 
now represented by government bureaucracy - 
corporate management - 
military / intelligent agencies -
educational systems - 
need to be brought under control. 

While still others 
such as the media - 
some religious institutions - 
social controls over the family - 
spiritual examination of science - 
need to be freed 
from the constraints that bind them.

But the - 
bankers, 
lawyers, 
politicians, 
simply need to be done away with. 

Those institutions 
by their very nature - 
will breed the evils 
that were examined and explained 
in part one. 

The motivation of bankers - 
is not to provide the means 
for expansion of the economy. 
Their motivation is solely profit. 
It is fine with them - 
if the obtain it - 
by the recession of the economy. 

The motivation of the lawyers - 
is not to achieve Justice - 
but to win for their client. 
Not to discover Truth - 
or have Truth discovered - 
but to win the argument. 

The motivation of the politicians -  
is not to establish a 
Just Society for All - 
but to win power 
for themselves and their party -
and those who support them.

As explained in Part One - 
this is because all the systems 
in the world 
are top down systems. 
Because of the principles of ponerology - 
the evil have gained control of the systems - 
and their control of the systems is  self perpetuating. 

This is all 
a part of 
the nature of evil -
and 
a part of 
the nature of the systems.
 
We cannot change 
the nature of evil - 
but we can change 
the nature of the systems.

The problem with the present systems 
is that they are top down - 
and self perpetuated 
by the evil 
from the top. 

What we need are systems 
that are bottom up - 
rather than top down
or sometimes just top top. 
(I anticipate the sarcastic reply - 
"so that the evil at the bottom - 
can control.")

Bottom up systems 
are called democratic. 
Lots of lip service 
about present systems 
being democratic. 
But they aren't.

I am also aware of those 
who say that is good - 
because they say that 
what the US has is a Republic 
and not a democracy - 
and they define democracy as - 
"two wolves and a sheep - 
voting on what to have for dinner."

Nevertheless - 
much lip service is still given 
to establishing democracy in Iraq - 
and to the democratic processes in the U.S. 

In reality - 
the political candidates are selected 
and supported 
by money powers 
and most people don't vote - 
because they recognize 
the ineffectiveness of the system. 

The old saying still holds true - 
that it doesn't matter who votes - 
but rather who counts the votes - 
and it is not necessarily 
the votes in the final election. 

Anyway, 
I advocate a democratic system - 
but not one anything like 
the present system. 
There are other ideas 
of democratic systems. 

Direct democracy - 
or what is sometimes called 
'pure democracy' 
in which everyone votes directly 
on every issue - 
is too cumbersome for large systems -
and too simple for complex issues 
where there need to be people 
who spend their whole time 
studying the issues.

Representative democracy 
doesn't work either. 
Because the representatives 
are committed to serve the wishes 
of those whom they represent 
rather than objectively seeking 
and working for 
good and truth. 

The democracy that I propose 
needs a catchy name 
so that it will appeal to people - 
but I don't know what to call it. 
Perhaps - 
Progressive Democracy - 
or 
Ideal Democracy 
but these don't really describe it. 

What the idea is - 
is that everyone 
in a limited geographic area - 
votes for their leaders 
in that area. 

Then in turn 
those leaders vote for one among themselves 
to be a member of the council of leaders 
of a limited number of adjoining areas. 

These in turn 
vote for one among themselves 
to be a member of the council of leaders 
of a still larger adjoining area. 
And so forth. 

There would be a number of safeguards:
such as in the manner 
that the secret ballot was conducted. 
In that there would be no campaigning or political parties. 
In that incumbents could not be 
re-elected to office.

Re-establishing the old system would - 
by the laws of ponerology - 
still have the ambitious evil 
taking control of the meek. 
So - 
a change in system - 
is absolutely necessary. 
However, a change in system alone - 
will not solve the problem. 
There must also be 
a spiritual maturing in the humanity 
operating the system. 

Change does occur - 
and we are upon the cusp of change 
in the affairs of humanity. 
Change can be 
for good or bad. 
Change can be 
rapid or slow. 
Change can be 
in manners foreseen or unforeseen.

There have been many theories 
regarding the path of history. 
Karl Marx with his thesis 
and antithesis. 
de Tocqueville and his 
Democracy in America. 
There are many current works. 
It is obvious to most thinkers 
that we are in the throes of change. 

Whether one attributes this change to:
Peak Oil 
World Population Explosion 
Clashes Between Cultures 
Climate and Pole Shift 
The Fourth Turning 
or any one of the other major 
contributing factors - 
matters not. 
Change is occurring. 

It appears that the change 
is going to be sudden 
and dramatic. 
While it will be disruptive 
it is necessary that 
the old failing system be destroyed 
in order to make way for the new. 

The operative details 
of what I propose 
are to be found at:

www.webpal.org/unnew.htm/ 

The mechanics can be tedious - 
but no matter how polished 
they may be - 
what will be important 
will be the spirit behind them. 

For a new system to be established -
it is necessary that events occur 
that the old system be demolished 
because it will never relinquish willingly 
its favoured position. 

For a successful new system 
to be established 
it is necessary that the events 
be sufficiently traumatic 
that the survivors and their descendants 
will desire / accept / promote radical change. 

The radical change needed in this case - 
is spiritual. 
People must learn to identify what is important - 
and learn to identify those qualities 
in the leaders that they select. 

To discuss what some of those 
spiritual values / virtues are - 
lies beyond the scope 
of what I can present here. 

Recognizing, developing and training society 
in the spiritual values 
necessary to raise humanity to its potential 
on this planet 
will require the effort of decades and centuries. 

That is a destiny which began 
many long centuries ago 
and which will continue 
many long centuries into the future. 

The immediate events 
which are about to occur 
and which some of those living 
will be privileged to participate in 
will be seen down through the succeeding ages 
as having been both the climax to the ages that preceded 
and the point of beginning for the ages to come. 

It is well to be aware 
of the age in which you live.

Peace and love,
Bruce 
DawnSayer@webpal.org