Barack Obama and the Banality of Evil

Though Barack Obama is not a hideous, compassionless, rapacious creature he is typical (and does not distinguish himself in any meaningful way) of the kind of scheming, duplicitous professional politician, who works his way into 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, and pursues unconscionable policies in the name of neoliberalism and a thirst for global empire. Though Barack Obama is close to as evil as any human being could ever possibly imagine him or herself to be, he should not be studied in a laboratory the way one might observe a John Wayne Gacy, or any other kind of fiendish serial axe killer. Instead, he should be considered alongside others who have sent individuals to die (and to have those individuals kill other, sometimes innocent human souls) in furtherance of career ambitions, in order to stay in good standing with the mores of ‘polite society’, and out of fear of treading too far outside the well worn path of conventional political orthodoxy.

Sean Fenley is an independent progressive, blogger, and aspiring writer