“Evil is the exercise of power, the imposing of one’s will upon others by overt or covert coercion.”
“The core of evil is ego-centricity, whereby others are sacrificed rather than the ego of the individual.”
- Dr. M. Scott Peck, People of the Lie
According to Peck, ego-centric persons are utterly dedicated to preserving their self-serving image. They cultivate an image of being good, right, God-fearing citizens. They specialize in self-deceit and thus are People of the Lie.
If that doesn’t describe George Bush, I don’t know what does. Why do I think that? Read the books and study below. They paint a convincing mosaic of Bush’s non-rational, Manichean world view, in addition to the reductionist mindsets and authoritarian personalities that constitute the majority of contemporary Political Conservatives:
Glenn Greenwald - A Tragic Legacy: How a Good vs. Evil Mentality Destroyed the Bush Presidency
John Dean - Conservatives Without Conscience
Bob Woodward - The War Within: A Secret White House History 2006-2008
Political Conservatism as Motivated Social Cognition - Jost, Glaser, Kruglanski, Sulloway
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