STL Proposes Toast

This was an interesting read for me since after reading the introduction and the first few pages I I figured this would be Lewis writing in a way that was more enjoyable for him. The first part of the passage made Screwtape look like an absolute fool in my opinion. There was no real message that I could identify, just a bunch of mumbo jumbo about how wonderful he and everyone who follows the same ideals is. However, just when I thought the story had reached a proper pathetic ending for Screwtape, things changed and he started making sense. Not only did he start making sense, but I started agreeing with the premise of what he was saying. The point that sent shivers down my spine was about education, done in such a way that students would be expected to jump off a bridge, not because their friend did, but because a highly paid fool of an administrator felt it was a good idea. This is an extreme example, but I really feel this is the way we're going. The democracy lecture Screwtape gives has many elements that I take into consideration with questions such as Walmart. For example, don't like the kind of kind of labor practices Walmart is using to give you cheap prices? Guess where a lot of medications and such are being made? How about the same types of places Walmart gets their stuff. While this may not be advertised, just watch in the news for stories about tainted medicines. What Screwtape seems to be pointing at is an ideal sense that it's realistic that everyone in the world will live the same, which really doesn't work but can be considered as a philosophy. Screwtape sees the chance for hypocrisy to get the best of some who try and follow the mentality of living equally to others, when it is a real lie. In essence, it is an ugly situation that simply exists and can be a great place for problems in the world.