People of any form of decency are a rare breed these days. We cherish them so much that we refuse to waste them in positions like government, business, and religion. Good people are rarely heard from, because most of what they do is taken for granted, or largely misunderstood (truth; slandered by those who don't think they're good).
Their counterparts, the devious, the lying, the manipulative, the bigots, and the haters, are plenty in number. Indeed, you can turn over just about any rock, and there will come a scumbag to pander and pawn off you. Incidentally, many of these people reach high positions of government, church, and corporation, so we are forced to deal with their grand ideas, inane (and often hateful) beliefs, and ultimately, their damaging legacies.
Is humanity taking a step forward these days?
As long as its okay to: attack before they attack us, to sell people cheap, patent nature, detain and torture, shock and awe, pillage for oil, espouse hatred, "defend" tradition, deny rights, and above all, lie or justify it...
No.
We aren't going anywhere fast.
1 comment:
I couldn't agree more.
In fact, it's something I think about all too often. It's hard not to.
And you know, it's people lacking absolutely elementary concepts of decency, 99% of the time.
It only gets worse from here, sadly.
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