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The sensational news flash last night from the POTUS announcing to the world of the death of a master terrorist was welcome news. That said it was also summarized by pundits as being consistent with the theme of good conquering evil. As simple as that?

How humans have come to define this demarcation of good and evil is a very interesting subject indeed. This is evident on tracking and (if you believe what you read out there) understanding the genesis of this criminal mind. His original rise to prominence was fueled out of being aligned to the western capitalist intervention in Afghanistan, when the defined enemy or evil was 'Communism' and those that harbored that belief. Removing the erstwhile USSR from the Afghan landscape was the charter for the day and the recruits included the now dead but then motivated mercenary.

His eventual disgust of occupying forces and dominance on what he considered his turf crescendoed into a villianous drive toward the capitalist culture. It is ironic since he prefered to live a life of substantial pursuits which made 'his' day.

Today in a reversal of roles the same capitalist regime and the continuing communist (but reduced) nation are friends or allies (at least on the surface and believe in rooting out 'evil' as the society defines it 'today') fighting the so called 'War on Terror', an ambiguous target at best.

Nonetheless where the germ of today's 'evil' will nucleate is a reminder for all of us to be aware of our simplest actions and attitudes. How it will then impact future life on the planet is of concern.

Today's business as usual involves 'getting almost naked' before boarding a winged form of transport to inconveniences of being checked and scanned at major events and venues, to increasing costs of protecting our homeland, monies that could have been spent on more fruitful pursuits.

Good education for all, to help inidividual minds make thoughtful decisions for themselves and therefore all humanity is the optimist's WAY OUT.

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