I finally have to confront my own long term philosophical absolute
failure, and share it.
1) Over time I am aware that I am extremely antiwar. It makes no sense to kill so many people and
destroy so much in commitment of life and treasure that most often has no
result. Yet we are fighting non-stop
wars, and forward contracting for ten years for more war, while politicians cry
for even more.
2) I work on economic development and progress in general, whether
infrastructure or human capital. Yet all
around us the economic drivers of growth are in decline and neglected; and in
place we have destruction and decay; while those responsible fritter away time
on things none of their business.
3) Fifty years ago we worked hard, protested, and even
marched against tribalism. We devoted
months and years of our lives to stop absolute adherence to tribal groups and
practices like apartheid. Yet now everyone seems to cluster to tribal instincts
– cultural, racial, or belief systems – and apartheid is back.
4) At the end of the day I am a bit of a humanitarian,
recognizing that how people treat people matters. Yet everywhere we look we
humans are practicing man’s inhumanity to fellow man. Somehow the simple delineation
of what is right and what is wrong has gotten lost in cognitive capture.
I can’t watch the television news and commentary. I cannot read short form articles. I am a failure.
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