I enjoy how words have complex meanings. To understand accurately what is being said, I can look at root word meanings and original languages. For example, in the Hebrew language each root has a wheel out from which spokes of meaning emerge.

When the Quakers refused to fight in the Revolutionary war, citing the command: “Thou shalt not kill,” it’s possible they may have defended themselves more rigorously if they understood the several meanings of that root word interpreted “to kill.”

Shooting a horse who broke his leg and is unable to recover is ending a life. Defending oneself in an armed conflict may result in someone dying. But, our laws distinguish between self defense and murder.

Murder suggests intent to end a person’s life without any cause (like greed, ambition, or silencing witnesses.) These are causes but not legitimate ones (unless you’re a power hungry maniac hell- bent on global empire). Then, you believe you are all-powerful. And subject to no one.

According to that definition, you are “evil “. You know and are intimately acquainted with and are operating in concert with it. Then, the new President puts you in jail. And, with that malevolence, ambition, and greed removed from the helm of our nation, down comes the empire of insurance companies, drug companies, and associated media outlets and tech companies keeping your corrupt empire in tact.

That’ll be good because knowing Evil is exhausting. I can’t even by a 50 cent notebook without seeing this on the inside flap: For researching other nations: visit cia.org/archives or some such message.

Does the CIA now educate our children? I thought Microsoft and Google were bad enough.