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I'm worried, What happened to the lessons of the last century? I had a grandmother who lived through both world wars and lived to own and use a smartphone.
Much important history has faded from living memory. We mock, harass and intimidate our historians and philosophers.
We for get the optimism and courage of our parents' generation who stood up for civil rights, equality and social justice. We look the other way as hard-won rights are eroded. We sit idly by while we let tyrants exploit us and dismantle our democratic structures and rob us of our sustenance.
At times like these I turn to popular music for inspiration and wisdom. I would like to share one particular retrospectively enthusiastic piece I've recently discovered from more optimistic times and I'd like to think it hasn't been in vain quite yet. We are still the human race.
It's by Montrose (also a Scottish town) and is called Space Station #5 and goes like this:
Start, with the sun
And move on out
The future's in the skies above
The heavens unfold
And a new star is born
Space and time makin' love
Now, I'm sure that's the sort of thing Homer Simpson had on his 8 track in his car back in the day.
I don't care. It's much better than war.
(Score: 0, Insightful) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday February 12 2022, @10:08PM
Competitiveness is fine as long as it motivates you to become better or improve your lot in life. The problems come when you try to make others have less, which always comes down to greed and is ultimately self destructive. Take Putin for example: Instead of building Russia up so that it (and by extension himself) becomes wealthy, he is running out of things to steal so he needs to loot his neighbours to keep the gravy train going that keeps him in power. The end game is another economic collapse like the one that brought down the Soviet Union, and all of the misery that goes with it.