"Stupidity is a more dangerous enemy of good than evil.
Evil can be protested against.
It can be exposed.
If necessary, it can be prevented by force.
Evil always carries the seed of decomposition within itself, leaving at least a feeling of unease in people.
We are defenseless against stupidity."
-- Dietrich Bonnhoeffer
Bonnhoeffer was a German....within the Lutheran Church, and jailed during in 1940s....dying in a concentration camp at the very end of the war.
What makes the quote interesting....a couple of German comedians have come to use the quote a good bit in the past year.
My interest? Well....both left-wing and right-wing folks use it....assessing each other of being the stupid ones.
Even some Americans have started using it....same story left-wing and right-wing....suggesting each of being stupid.
The key danger here? We will all end up on some list or index....being accused of being 'stupid'....whether we earned the role or not.
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