Jeano - I would very much like to believe that. Oh, how I wish everything you say above comes true!
Unfortunately, being a skeptical observer of humanity, I have come to temper and reign in my optimism bias - not just of myself, but of the rest of the world too.
- We had the holocaust and the world did nothing. (WWII was fought not in defense of Jews, but because of territorial conflicts and great power politics)
- We had the Rwanda genocide and the world did nothing to stop it.
- We had the Myanmar genocide and the world did nothing to stop it.
- We had the atrocities (in my opinion genocide) in Yemen and the world did nothing to stop it.
The list goes on....
I cannot point to a single Genocide that the UN (or any other nation or Government) has been able to prevent since the creation of the UN.
I really, really, really, desperately what to believe that this current conflict in Palestine will wake the world up enough to bring about some much needed justice in the world. I pray to the Universe (and everything in it) that this happens.
The more I read and understand about psychology, sociology, human behavior, the complex interactions of various variables connecting all these fields in the context of historical events, the more depressed I become.
Jeano - I would very much like to believe that. Oh, how I wish everything you say above comes true!
Unfortunately, being a skeptical observer of humanity, I have come to temper and reign in my optimism bias - not just of myself, but of the rest of the world too.
- We had the holocaust and the world did nothing. (WWII was fought not in defense of Jews, but because of territorial conflicts and great power politics)
- We had the Rwanda genocide and the world did nothing to stop it.
- We had the Myanmar genocide and the world did nothing to stop it.
- We had the atrocities (in my opinion genocide) in Yemen and the world did nothing to stop it.
The list goes on....
I cannot point to a single Genocide that the UN (or any other nation or Government) has been able to prevent since the creation of the UN.
I really, really, really, desperately what to believe that this current conflict in Palestine will wake the world up enough to bring about some much needed justice in the world. I pray to the Universe (and everything in it) that this happens.
The more I read and understand about psychology, sociology, human behavior, the complex interactions of various variables connecting all these fields in the context of historical events, the more depressed I become.
There is a really good book that sheds some light on this topic - "The Sane Society" by Erich Fromm (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/40717990-the-sane-society)
I have almost lost my faith in humanity, and I desperately want someone or something to prove me wrong!
It was Bobby McFerrin who sang “Don’t Worry, Be Happy”. But Bob Marley is cool too. 😁