There's a wonderful line from a Gang of Four song (I think it's "Second Life") that goes, "Remember the future? It was good in the past." It's something I'm not sure Millennials can really get (even late Xers might have trouble), of thinking about the future as a triumph of miracles and luxury.
"Grab some wood, bub.'" - Richard Nixon, Checkers Speech, abandoned early draft
There's a wonderful line from a Gang of Four song (I think it's "Second Life") that goes, "Remember the future? It was good in the past." It's something I'm not sure Millennials can really get (even late Xers might have trouble), of thinking about the future as a triumph of miracles and luxury.
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Good call on the Gang of Four line. I've always loved that line among many other Gang of Four lines.
There seems to be quite a few young people who think they cannot impact the future. I believe I can shape the future (at least parts of my future). Duty now for the future.
All social creatures do this, as those with certain skills are beneficial to the group (and the group's members') survival. Ideologies developed by humans, however, have taken this natural and sensible impulse and applied it too widely, coercively, and to encourage absurd allotment of resources.
"Grab some wood, bub.'" - Richard Nixon, Checkers Speech, abandoned early draft
All social creatures do this, as those with certain skills are beneficial to the group (and the group's members') survival. Ideologies developed by humans, however, have taken this natural and sensible impulse and applied it too widely, coercively, and to encourage absurd allotment of resources.
And that sort of division of labor is perfectly okay in my book. What we have not got rid of it seems is the intrinsic desire to put down those who we view as being “below” us, whether that’s socioeconomically, professionally, mentally, etc…
The worst I feel is lookism. It manifests itself in the form of racism, but also picking on others because of their height, weight, etc… stuff which is largely innate and cannot be changed and honestly has nothing to do with the actual character of the person.
Well, maybe the sons of the ruling classes that Golding would have gone to school with.
Nothing to do with the ruling classes as such mate. The hierarchy that occurs works on every level of society.
Maybe something Golding witnessed and he took inspirarion from. It's just human nature and someone will either be elected or take it on themselves to delegate others to lesser roles than themselves.
Forces have been looting
My humanity
Curfews have been curbing
The end of liberty
We're the flowers in the dustbin...
No fuchsias for you.