World Peace
posted September 2nd, 2014 at 2:05 PM
I have to confess that I've given up on the idea of "World Peace"
Just a look at the comments section of any article, be it in the Straight or any other forum, convinces me that there's no hope.
I know that the jerks get off on a reaction like mine and I know that they're only a minute part of society.
But it's the smallest part of society with the biggest axe to grind, whatever country you are in, and they are the ones who cause all of the trouble.
Even if we colonized Mars with them, they would attack the Earth.
4 Comments
Post a CommentJolly Green Giant
Sep 2, 2014 at 8:00pm
I don't think any aliens from Mars or any other planet or neighborhood in the sky or universe or galaxy would attack us, they would just say "what a bunch of idiots".
It's human nature
Sep 2, 2014 at 9:58pm
You can find good and bad in anyone and anywhere. Of course, if you're idealistic and hope the world to be perfect one day, you'll be disappointed. Instead, you could focus on the wonders in nature, the progress in human history, and the beauty that human beings are capable of from time to time. It's like the glass is half-empty or half-full example.
bee
Sep 3, 2014 at 1:23am
testosterone that's the problem.
Am I Kiddingu
Sep 3, 2014 at 9:33am
Cmon really?
Look life is not, despite what you may have been taught, a celebration of democracy. Popularity and mass thinking is important, but occasionally and just as importantly a single person or small group breaks through with a great idea that turns into a benefit for a huge amount of people.
(Or horrible idea that ruins lives, I'm not naive.)
So don't get depressed by the comments section. These are real people, but a lot of them/us are also playing at being personas -- "I'm Outrage Personified! I'm Mr I Don't Give Two Hoots!" - it's real but not real.
You can only control what you can control... but if it matters to you that this planet goes on a Not Killing Mars People direction, as, despite what you read, it is, then help that along in whatever way you find reasonable.
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