What a world

[Seton75]

As I think of how bad this world is at this time, I think to the world in which my parents came of age. Ten years past was a world war, another ten years in the future and the great depression makes everyone a pauper. One of the most civilized countries is moving towards genocide while the rest of the world shrugged. Helluva a species, we humans can be. On the person to person scale, we can show so much love and compassion. And the bomb du jour is dropping and some group of like thinkers figure out what group deserves our hate.

 

[HALL85]

As I think of how bad this world is at this time, I think to the world in which my parents came of age. Ten years past was a world war, another ten years in the future and the great depression makes everyone a pauper. One of the most civilized countries is moving towards genocide while the rest of the world shrugged. Helluva a species, we humans can be. On the person to person scale, we can show so much love and compassion. And the bomb du jour is dropping and some group of like thinkers figure out what group deserves our hate.

There have been, and always will be, the bad people that rise to power, and manipulate others to gain what they want. Some of the same barbaric things we see ISIS doing now are no worse than what Hitler or Hirohito did to their on citizens. I see the major difference today being the speed at which the consequences can be much greater. The mobilization of the Arab spring via the smart phone is one example. Technology that is ubiquitous in our lives but provides the ability to hack and destroy perhaps a power grid, defense system or a financial institution that will have far-reaching implications to millions immediately. Did our politicians and leaders we depend on seem smarter then? It sure seems so.

 

[Seton75]

A difference is even Hitler did his best to do genocide in private. ISIS uses barbaric beheadings and worse as a come-on in a help wanted ad and they get turnaway response. That is also attributable to the net I think. And the hacking you mention. Omg.

FDR seemed smarter. Not Coolidge or hoover.