Thread: Here was a healthy mind!

Originally Posted by Norton

Based on a media "news" item our nature is to condemn entire nations, nationalities, races, religions, and cultures because of the behavior of a small minority within these groups.

No news is good news...Jack London, and others, refused to "believe" anything in the "media"...


Sad that we have to "look hard" for the few shining examples of goodness that are projected to us...

From my encounters, the majority of people anywhere in the world are decent and good. It is a very few who cause problems to others. I think believing this is the only way anyone can live happily and without fear.


A Thai policeman once told me he hated his job. He had always been a gregarious and happy person, believing in the good of mankind, until he became a cop. Then he was dealing with murderers and crooks on a daily basis, talking to victims and families of the murdered on what was probably the worst day of their lives. It was changing the way he felt about all people by making him suspicious of everyone and he was becoming sick mentally.

He was looking for another career where he could meet people under more enjoyable circumstances. Hope he found one.

Originally Posted by misskit

From my encounters, the majority of people anywhere in the world are decent and good. It is a very few who cause problems to others. I think believing this is the only way anyone can live happily and without fear.

No question but not promoted by most governments or "leaders". This sort of subversive thinking would prevent them keeping the citizenry in a constant state of fear so the good citizens will willingly support a march of folly to eliminate evil of some sort or another.

^Yeah, and in spite of the "Red Threat," Canada and Russia (USSR at the time) had some great hockey series!...

^^They did indeed. After the fall of the Soviet, most of them moved to US or Canada to get a slice of the "American Dream".

Originally Posted by Norton

No question but not promoted by most governments or "leaders". This sort of subversive thinking would prevent them keeping the citizenry in a constant state of fear so the good citizens will willingly support a march of folly to eliminate evil of some sort or another.

There also exists leaders who think keeping people afraid and "eliminating evil" unites people. The citizens have a common boogey man to hate.

Originally Posted by Norton

Based on a media "news" item our nature is to condemn entire nations, nationalities, races, religions, and cultures because of the behaviour of a small minority within these groups.

and woe betide you , should you be foolish enough to demonstrate same ...................

I read somewhere that the same 10%-15% of the population commit most of the real crimes (robbery, theft, assualts, rape, etc).

Since these people can't seemed to be fixed, I wonder if there is a way to neutralize their effects on society without killing them or total incarceration?

Just a thought.

Just kill them.
It would garner good viewing figures and endless debates about is this good for society.
The 10-15% would get attention and they could make money selling their lieing life story to the tabloids.

Face it. Has that percentage of the population ever done anything good with their lives ?

Orrens

Originally Posted by FlyFree

^Has 99.99% of the world's population in all of history done any good with their lives? In light of the fact that there is no point to life, and that whatever you do and whatever happens means nothing, is it possible to 'do good with your life'?

Now that's getting to the nut of it.

Originally Posted by Orrens

Just kill them.

I can see it. Something along the lines of the French Reign of Terror without that messy Revolution part.
And who will be the rightous executioner...?