Boston Bombing: David Remnick Waxes Sympathy Over Evil
***ADDED: What a non-shock to discover Remnick is able to summon more empathy and eloquence for terrorists accused of mass murder than he did for the ridiculously peaceful Tea Party. Story here. Original story below...
It is one thing to never forget, no matter the evil with which we are faced, our own humanity. It is quite another, however, and quite dangerous, to forget that we are dealing with evil. Such a thing not only invites more evil; worse still, it is a cruel slap in the face to the victims of evil. And it was the victims I thought of as I read David Remnick's Saturday New Yorker essay, a poorly timed and even shameful attempt to define evil by something other than evil.
Remnick's thoughtlessness does not come from reporting on the background of the two men suspected of unspeakable acts, but in his attempt to ask us to sympathize with them as he defines them by their luxury problems: …To Read More….
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