course lynch mobs never think of themselves as such—instead they imagine they are simply good people committed to truth and justice, taking a stand against a great evil. The crowd is incapable of entertaining the idea that it may be a great evil. Evil must masquerade as good; it’s the only disguise it can use … so that’s what it does. “Even Satan disguises himself as an angel of light” (2 Cor. 11:14 ESV). Crowds never think they are doing evil. But then, crowds are easily duped. Crowds are not wise. Crowds don’t think. Crowds only react … usually to fear.
