Lawrence Hall
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             Cognitive Dissonance by Order of Higher Authority

                 The greatest evil is…conceived and ordered (moved,
                  seconded, carried,  and minuted) in clean, carpeted,
                   warmed and well-lighted offices…

                -C. S Lewis, Preface to The Screwtape Letters

It is illogical to determine
That a class of humans must not be human
And so not only may this class be destroyed
But must be destroyed for some sort of cause

It is illogical to determine
That some should be ashes or specimens in jars
Quivering ****** lumps flung into fires
Or into bags labeled “Medical Waste”

It is illogical to determine
Who may live, and who must be
                                                                medically served