Reflections on Political Ponerology
By Jose Gude for The Corbett Report
6 July, 2009
After reading the incredible book Political Ponerology: A science on the nature of evil adjusted for political purposes by Andrew Lobaczewski http://ponerology.com, I had a transcendental moment of realization (sort of a “Eureka!” moment). I have to conclude that ponerology and psychopathy are two significant concepts that best explain the sorry state of human affairs in this world which continue to negatively impact on our society, our lives, and our future. No, I don’t think it has anything to do with “greed” or even “moral weakness” (however you define it). It has to do with psychopathology and its influence on the nature of evil in society.
People in positions of power that systematically perpetuate evil behave as if they were a different human species; a ‘para-Homo sapiens,’ if you will. No matter how much good will there is in the world, there continues to be much war, suffering and injustice. It doesn’t seem to matter what plan, ideology, religion, or philosophy great minds come up with, nothing seems to improve our lot.
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I do like the idea of screening for psychopathy before allowing people to take public offices and other positions that wield power; unfortunately, of course, it is highly impractical. I would settle for just a brain scan to be honest, just to check there are no amgydala/OFC deficits or tumors developing in key regions. We should make these people take a “neuro” physical before being considered fit for office.
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