Why

I spend an awful lot of time asking myself the question - Why? Some of the ways of the world seem obviously wrong but yet, as a society, we continue to accept them. I watch people polarize on different issues and what I seem to be witnessing can only be ironically described as passionate indifference. Everyone is too invested in their own dogma to objectively consider change. Despite the fact that many of our core beliefs are hand me downs from our parents and previous generations, the inertial forces that have us maintaining the status quo are so powerful that we tend to not accept alternative points of view.

Sometimes change is only a matter of scrutinizing the propaganda we choose to entertain. There are so many self serving agendas out there that it can be confusing to ascertain what is accurate and what is not. I think the thing to remember is that everyone has an angle. It’s up to us to determine if their angle serves a higher purpose. Better yet, we should all analyze the motives behind our actions and inactions and consider their consequences to our grandchildren’s children.

“Propaganda replaces moral philosophy.” - Hans J. Morgenthau (1904 - 1980)