Whenever I listen to news I feel like our species is on its way out. Not because we have no power but because we have built societies that abuse power to the end.
By this I mean Henry VIII murdered his best friends. Sure he viewed them not as friends but servants. People to use as his will dictated. Wives he no longer wanted, friends he no longer felt useful. It was a way to build a society of fear so all would do as he wished. People were to be used until they were most useful, beheaded, to remind the populace the power of the realm was to be feared. Not loved.
Nations run through fear and violence, not wisdom.
Now as we watch the politics of our neighbour to the south. We see and feel a world of distrust trading in wisdom and knowledge for the political return of the Roman Empire. Brutality, fear and cruelty to put every living thing in a state of panic wondering what the future will be. Another World War and end of our planet?
Who will replace Jesus on the Cross? Who will be hung as "witches"? Who will dare to turn our politics into a disciplined science? How will we convince bandits, bullies and murderers to be civilized, not afraid, Police, Lawmakers, teachers and parents, to honour kindness and civilized justice? How will we find peace to replace fear? How will be take care of the life we share on this planet?
Apart from the misery we create, how can we nurture the good things like clean water, fresh air? How can we keep civilization progressing?
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