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People are animals. Not in the "You are all a bunch of animals!" rant way, but biologically, we arent protozoa, plants, or fungus. We are animals. We have society, which is an attempt to live within a framework of rules, to hopefully allow everyone to live long, meaningful, productive lives.
Nice idea.
But:
As animals, we are selfish. on top of that, we are all individuals, with different up bringings and experiences. All of us are damaged in some way, physically and emotionally. how we deal with it is a big part of what defines us.
This basic truth is why communism will never work, and is th emajor flaw in Democracy. in a democracy, people, being animals, cheat. we have the same impulses as other animals, and if we dont have the (basically) artificial blocks of morality, then nothing is going to stop us from achieving that goal.
Communism fails to take into account that people are individuals, and want to be treated as such. i dont care if i am "Equal" to my neighbor, if i work harder, i want more money, plain and simple. Plus, communist countires have always been run by a seperate autocracy that doesnt follow its own rules it imposes on others.
then we get into religious fanatacism. it is basically a collection of the same mental issues that lead to serial killing, cults and gang membership. A need to belong, a need for purpose, over ridign hate, a sense of powerlessness and injustice, a need for control.
I have always found it interesting that the people shouting the loudest about the evil in the world are usually the worst ones out there. Jerry Falwell Is a prime example. When 9/11 happened, he suggested all the arabs in the country get deported back to the middle east. Hate like that is evil, zealotry fuels hate, turning something that exists to further good (religiuon) and perverts it into a tool of evil, with the facade of acting for the greater good. Falwell also suggested that "rampant" homosexuality and what amounts to independant women were the reason god punished us with it.
Which i dont understand. Why is it the arab's fault if it is our fault? It cant be both.
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