Wherever you find human beings associating with each other, you will find good as well as evil. It’s just part of the dynamic of existence that appears to have existed from the inception or almost-inception of humanity.

No matter the form of government or lack thereof, we seem collectively incapable of not being evil. Thank God that there are always among us, though, people who see evil and are stunned, alarmed, sickened…and who oppose it.

Every form of so-called civilization and government tried has produced both evil and good in varying degrees, and for some at the expense of others. This includes capitalism, communism, socialism, fascism, monarchies, colonial domination, secular and theocratic systems, democracy and totalitarianism…and the list goes on.

To be sure, it is my belief that the American form of political and economic system is the best of the lot – but by no mean do I believe that it is perfection. There is no perfection under human forms of governments.

Corruption, graft, duplicity, bribery, police brutality, inequities in legal and judicial proceedings, planted evidence, discrimination, harassment, coercion, false evidence, unemployment, homelessness, drug and alcohol abuse, poverty, people falling by the wayside and between the cracks – these all exist around the world. It’s just that I believe we stand a better chance in America to seek redress, to pursue justice, and to come as near as possible to the ideal.

Perhaps, the only way to ever attain that utopia, that truly fully just and perfect world is when the kingdom of God is established. Maybe there’s something really awesome, after all, in the Lord’s Prayer….”Our Father in heaven…your kingdom come, your will be done on earth as it is in heaven…..”