Observations on Anarchy
And Our Society
I had a fair amount of time to think yesterday.
The thoughts I actually publish are more socioeconomic than political, out of politeness not lack of passion.
My attention had been directed.
My attention had been directed to the increasing number of people in this country who are acting like anarchists.
I have come to the conclusion that it very well may be society’s fault. Not in the “blame us for everything” way as previously thought, but rather in a way that truly IS our doing.
The abdication of leadership contributes to the lack of respect for authority or rules and laws.
The human being has always been a self-preservation sort of creature, of course, and the evolution of society has worked to tame that one-sidedness. We had rules. We had leaders.
Changes and upheavals.
From time to time, we humans, or we, in a specific society have gone through changes or upheavals. Still, the changes generally have been directed by the current leaders and rules.
We have now put ourselves into a time when our leaders generally abdicate their position in reality, maintaining it only in a ceremonial way, if that.
Our leaders are too shy or self-conscious, or too afraid of repercussions to lead on their own. Even a sole proprietor today often leads by committee. He leads by having meetings.
Physicians don’t always make decisions but refer patients to specialists.
Attorneys refer clients over to specialists.
Entire governments.
Governments are huge entities composed of committees. The leaders will whistle past all the graveyards basing their actions on a statement that the voters want something, rather than understanding that voters elected them to be their leader.
Rules and laws are often ignored, sometimes blatantly, because they may be disliked. Rules exist because the correct behavior is not always the human default behavior. Sometimes laws must exist BECAUSE they are unpopular.
But at the end of this road is the department that enforces the rules, which are confused by the fact that something that is not accepted one day becomes embraced the next day. That practice encourages them to kick the enforcement can on down the street.
Last word.
Sadly, the end of this story is a civilization, or, better said, a group of people, who always do what’s right in their own eyes. And that is anarchy.
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Don’s a keen observer and prolific reporter of truth, common sense, humor, & life. He’s a WRITER|HUMORIST, sometimes serious, sometimes tongue-in-cheek. He lives in Nashville, Tn.