for evil to triumph, good men should do nothing Options

[Comptine]

the topic title is a version of a famous quote by Edmund Burke.

in a show i watched, one character was about to be sent back to rwanda to be executed. he was a doctor in rwanda who was asked by military men to set up a shelter for tutsis. when his clinic was packed full of tutsis, the military men came back with even more men and proceeded to slaughter everyone there except the doctor. the doctor had let it happen and didn't do anything (tried to reason with the military men, get help, etc.)

do you think just because one individual did nothing against evil, he should have to face the consequences as if he did an act of evil himself?

[*nightmare4taki*]

Well of course Evil and Good must coexist with one another just like Jason’s thread about Imagination and Knowledge. I believe the statement is very accurate because humans are consumed by evil so easily. A lot of humans are driven by power and ambition just like in the movie Lord of the Rings or many other fictional novels which you may come across. In my opinion you wouldn't read a novel in which there was no conflict or no protagonist and antagonist. With out two coexisting forces there would be no such thing as good and evil. Evil is however more easier to influence a young person. It can start with one evil person who can easily influence a person who has not had a positive role model in his/ her life. Then like wildfire Evil can easily be proliferated from person to person.

I personally believe that its more easier to do something that is as society views morally wrong than something that is morally right. Morally it would be correct to take a stand for something you believe is wrong, but very residual individuals are hard to come by. Not often do you have someone that’s revolutionary in their specific interest. The Martin Luther Kings, Ghandis, or from a musical perspective Elvis, 2pacs, and the Michael Jacksons only come around very scarcely. So when I took the approach or perception that “The only good leader is a dead black leader”, it was of course selfish but the truth about most human beings. Not too many are willing to sacrifice their well being for the good of others, but If someone doesn’t or didn’t do it, could you imagine the state of mankind today. Sure you can say that violence is on the rise here in the US, but on the other hand It could be a lot worse given history’s circumstances.