Christina Poppy wrote:
>
> john,
>
> there's an interesting book called _Explaining Hitler_ by Rosenbaum.
> Hitler's baby picture is on the cover.  This is a whole subject apart from
> Pound, but the various theories on how Hitler became _Hitler_ are broad
> and extensive.  my point, however, was that the only way to explain
> without excusing is to include everyone as possible evil-doers, and no one
> wants to think about themselves that way.  so we dance around pointing
> fingers instead.
>
> tina
 
Of course we're all potentially evil-doers. That is exactly the point.
 
--
I've been able to string more words into fewer ideas than anybody I
know, and I'm continuing to do that.
     - Alan Greenspan to the Senate Budget Committee, Sept 23, 1998