I find myself being intrigued by the events that are
happening in the world. They are fascinating to observe because the events themselves are
often quite different than what they are reported to be. There are three basic
vantage points from which they are covered. One promotes them as something good,
one states the opposite, and one looks to find the middle ground. I am quite
keen of following politics, and the same pattern is observed. The government
plays an imperative part in providing funding and oversight for the daily
services that we take for granted. Political games and personal agendas are something
quite different than the establishment of good public policies. There is never
going to be a perfect system, but most people don’t understand what the
function of government should be in the first place.
Let’s say that next your door neighbour works for highways.
If I were to tell you that you were paying him $1,500.00* a year just so you
could drive on it, you would tell me that I was lying. Here’s the thing, the
government might tax you ¢0.50 per month towards repairing
highways, but $10.00 a month for healthcare. It doesn’t really matter how they
divide it up; it’s their money. Someone
has to ensure that your neighbour gets paid for doing his job. It’s not the most efficient method, but it’s
the only way that has been proven to work.
- * This number is
completely arbitrary.
It is easy to recognize that each citizen does not benefit
from equally; the truth is that they never will.
We’ve witnessed the ongoing
Idle No More protests: The aim of which
was to satisfy two very simple demands: 1. We want to have the same rights as
everyone else. 2. We want to have more
rights than anyone else.
I’ve talked about social hierarchy on many occasions; it
exists because it has to. In the same
way that a flock of chickens establishes a pecking order; people do exactly the
same thing. You’ll also notice that the job of punishing those with less; “middle
class.” They are constantly striving to better their position, and feel quite
justified in their “pursuit of happiness.”
Most people have no intention to hurt anyone else, but that
doesn’t make them any less guilty of inadvertently doing so. We are so appalled at the thought of the 1%
ruling the rest of us, but don’t you see that their very existence is 100%
dependant on everyone else. I will conclude by making the argument that things
are the way they are because we are so incredibly insistent on keeping them that
way. Every system will veer towards a more chaotic state if the system is not
maintained. If an attempt is made to make right that which has gone wrong, it is
known as reformation.
It’s interesting to note that the driving force behind any of the major revolutions
is a demand for law & order. Perpetual equilibrium isn’t achievable,
but that’s doesn’t make it an unrealistic endeavour. “Opposite but equal”, is
not the same as finding a compromise that wins votes on Election Day. History charts incremental
changes to the right and to the left; nothing more, nothing less.
Man lives consciously for himself, but serves as an
unconscious instrument for the achievement of historical, universally human
goals. ”
― Leo Tolstoy
― Leo Tolstoy
“You say: I am not free. But I have raised and lowered my
arm. Everyone understands that this illogical answer is an irrefutable proof of
freedom.”
― Leo Tolstoy * It's funny...and not any less true, even though it was penned in 1869
― Leo Tolstoy * It's funny...and not any less true, even though it was penned in 1869
....
Interesting word study: Vicissitude is almost always used to
talk about an unfortunate event or circumstance. (As stated on one website.) - If so, I'm pretty sure that it isn't always used correctly.
vi·cis·si·tude /vəˈsisəˌt(y)o͞od/ Noun (
various dictionaries)
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-The
quality or state of being changeable:
mutability
- Natural change or mutation visible in nature or in human affairs
-A difficulty or hardship attendant on a way of life, a career, or a
course of action and usually beyond one's control
-One of the sudden or unexpected changes or shifts
often encountered in one's life, activities, or surroundings
- Regular change
or succession of
one state
or thing to another.
