Why all this immorality in the World?

We live in times where immorality is rampant. Immorality has always been rampant. Immorality comes from human nature - it is part of humanity's fallen nature. This is why we have war, violence, fraud , corruption and hatred. Some people have attempted to find links between science and morality and found that morality is linked to an understanding of science. This is rubbish. A person can have great knowledge but do the most evil things and this can be observed.

The cycle of revenge is based on the feeling that one needs to satisfy one's anger and wrath. It is self-centred. This leads to all the conflicts in the world.

Quote by Elie Wiesel

I swore never to be silent whenever and wherever human beings endure suffering and humiliation. We must always take sides. Neutrality helps the oppressor, never the victim. Silence encourages the tormentor, never the tormented. - Elie Wiesel, author and Holocaust Survivor

The Dark 20th Century

The 20th century has been more people die from war than the previous 19 centuries put together. Germany, Japan and Italy were known as the three military fascist states. Germany and Japan are banned from being permanent members of the UN Security Council as a result of their past atrocities. The slogan 'Never Again' as such strong words which shame a people to never forget and never repeat its crimes against humanity.

The war of China and South Korea against Japan over the war history of Japan continues. Footage of the war waged by the Japanese in Nanking was captured as evidence for the war crimes committed by the Japanese troops. The Japanese Government worships the executed military generals as though they were gods and do not admit the atrocities it committed against the Koreans, Chinese, Malays, Indonesian, Thais, Vietnamese, Phillipinos and all other victimised countries.

The darkness of the 20th century has become darker in the 21st century where truth can be lie, and lies can be truth.

Hidden Pride

Many people in the West insist on foreign intervention. Some even believe that a country that does not become involved in such intervention is a bad evil country. However, many who think this way fail to see how no sides of a conflict is completely innocent. These pro-intervention people argue that governments must help where possible, but fail to see that it is a matter between the parties involved in the conflict to resolve the conflict themselves as they are in the best possible position. In addition to this, such intervention may stir up more conflict and increase, not decrease social stability. Ultimately, seeing the need to intervention because one's own country can resolve such conflicts is based on the prideful belief that one is superior. This is why so many countries in the Africa and Asia, as well as the Middle East see the West as a cunning enemy, not a benevolent power.

Two sides of a Coin

A conflict is like a coin in the sense that either side can be right in some ways, but neither is completely good and innocent. The side that is preferred according to how one sees it depends on external circumstances such as a wind blowing the coin such that it always lands in one direction. The modern media is like the wind. It can create spin (no pun intended) to favour one side and distort the picture. Information Clearing House is a great news outlet which reports the news that the average person would not see. Most people are probably not even aware of the tip of the iceberg of news stories reported in ICH. I strongly recommend you check it out. I also recommend Russia Today which is another great news outlet which presents stories which do not side any particular hegemony like the Australian media.

The Root of All Conflict

The issue of what rights should trump that of others has been the root of conflict over history. In our increasing self-entitled, narcissistic and materialist world, one can be forgiven for thinking that the conflict of rights is an exclusive modern day challenge. The truth is that we only seek our rights before respecting or even acknowledging that of others.

A right is an entitlement that others must respect. A right may be positive, meaning that others must do something for another, such as the right to free contraceptives that are to be funded by the government. On the other hand, a right may be negative, one in which others must not interfere another's liberty. One such example is the right to not be subject to human sacrifice.