I already have a country to go to if things get really bad. But of course I'm worried about the deteriorating state of that country too. I'm getting suddenly vivid images of the way "Ghost in the Shell" depicts the world.
Anyway, rant time.
If I were to describe my political stance, it would most definitely be "nihilist". Frankly speaking, I have no faith in humanity. I think humanity is horribly flawed, and incapable of ultimately overcoming those flaws. At least before it leads to it's own destruction. I think humanity is completely incapable of managing itself.
sighBut I want to be wrong.
Democracy, as much as we love it brings the problem to the forefront, in it's own way.
To pull a quote:
It has been said that democracy is the worst form of government except all the others that have been tried
The root of the issue is the "ignorant masses". The ones who are most easily coerced, and oppressed. The ones who's fears are most easily played upon. Do you want to know what the root of human evil is? It's fear, all of our greatest troubles, faults, misdeads, woes, etc. They find in their roots fear.
I didn't used to believe in evil, at least not the way others do (as a pervading force of destruction and misery, that kind of thing), but I feel somewhat differently now. I think perhaps I was half right, half wrong.
I don't know if there's anything that should be branded "evil", but I know there is fear. Let's pull another quote:
We have nothing to fear but fear itself
The masses are fearful, they don't use the power when they should, and when they do it's often in the wrong way for a cause that was hung in front of them as the carrot to the proverbial donkey.
Who hung the carrot? Well I suppose if fear were evil, then they would be our devils. Fearmongerers in any case...
Welcome to hell...
... Ok, that's excessive, but there's a point there somewhere you should listen to.
Anyway... yes, I want to be wrong about humanity being doomed. If you want to save humanity, you have to teach it to be more insightful, less fearful, and more empowered. Fear is the enemy.
I don't think it can be done though, even the most hard-won lessons fade all to fast into blurred impressions. But I hope I'm wrong.
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Anyway, confused rant over, I'm off to bed.