Our friend in Norway, Berger, emailed his concern for the travail we currently experience. He quoted the German theologian, Dietrich Bonhoeffer, who was executed by the Nazis shortly before the end of the war. Berger's quote from Bonhoeffer accurately distils our current situation.
Berger writes, "But after having followed Trump's visit to Europe last week, I am wondering about why we do not speak more about Trump's stupidity. It reminds me of something D. Bonhoeffer wrote in 1944 (in my free translation): "'One can protest against evilness, it can be exposed, in the worst case being stopped by force. But against stupidity we are without protection. It does not help either with protests or power... In addition a stupid person, unlike an evil, is perfectly satisfied with himself, and can become directly dangerous, because he will easily become irritated and start attacking." In one of the last letters from prison Bonhoeffer wrote that such "sins of weakness" belong to the human cardinal sins, and therefore is a more threatening danger than evilness. That is why, B wrote, we have so many encouraging words in The New Testament about 'be not afraid', 'be strong' etc. "'
Well, if the current occupant isn't stupid, I don't know who is. Irritated with Minnesota, for not supporting him, he now attacks with ICE. In his stupidity there is no way to know when he will call off the thugs.
Takk for alt,
Al
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