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Don’t they know evil when they see it?

Earlier, I watched a film about a farmer in Austria in 1943 who faced execution for refusing to pledge his loyalty to Hitler and fight for the Nazis. The motion picture was entitled: “A Hidden Life.” There is a scene in the film where the central character is having a conversation with the only other neighbor in his village who thinks the war is wrong. During their conversation about the men and women who support the Nazi regime, the protagonist’s neighbor says: “Don’t they know evil when they see it?” At that point in time, I reflected on the current situation we face in our own country. “How can anyone in America listen to Donald Trump,” I thought. “And not know evil when they see it.” Vote.