The State of the World

What do you complain about the most?

The Lord of Misrule has bounced back to taunt us. However, it would be wrong to focus on one person when the problem is far deeper and wider. It is the length, breadth, and depth of our society.

What? You thought it was all about the politicians? Not one bit, if anything it’s less about them.

There are approximately 8.2 billion people in this world, how many are politicians?

Not many, which makes the larger part of the problem obvious.

Problems and causes

…that guide our thinking:

• National identity.
• Religious identity.
• Core beliefs.
• Influences.
• Fixed attitudes.
• Power.
• Fear of not having power.
• Thinking you make your country strong through violence.
• Thinking you or your country are better.
• Disconnection from others.
• Inability to empathise.
• Unwillingness to listen.
• Not asking questions.
• Taking what you want physically, monetarily, or sexually.
• Believing you’re better or entitled or both. Not just the rich, rape, violence, lying, cheating, and stealing are on this list.
• Destroying the animal kingdom and eco system that keeps us alive.

I think that’s enough for a start, but remember one important thing:

There are millions upon millions of people not doing this

Which begs the question why are we not more powerful?

Two reasons

Those prepared to be the change they want to see are not in the minority, there are many good people doing what they believe to be right at all levels of society. However, when you talk about world peace and an end to war, two necessities, you are often laughed at. So:

1. The decent and decency are objects of ridicule.
2. We don’t realise our power at a personal and collective level.

We need to action that power at every opportunity. The monkeys have been in charge of the zoo for far too long.

Decent solutions

You don’t put society right from the top, you put it right at ground level. When we all behave courteously and with respect towards one another, when we stand up in the office and say “hey, you don’t get to talk to us like that!”, when we tell our children “if you want love and respect then be loving and respectful”, then the shift is starting.

When politicians bully and bluster, we do not vote for them. If they talk about party first, we do not vote for them. If they talk about beliefs and principles not the public and its problems, we do not vote for them. If they make promises we know they can’t keep, we do not vote for them.

But we will because we’re all scared that ‘they’ will get in if we don’t. We are fearful and that’s how they rule, they focus on that fear.

Point out what the other guy did wrong but don’t tell you what they will do right, because they don’t know. You don’t know until you get into power. These are things we should not vote for.

We are also raised in houses and areas with attitudes, Labour/Conservative mainly in the UK. Sometimes, like the last election, we get a massive swing one way or the other, but for a hundred years it’s been one or t’other, to use a colloquialism.

Basically: Labour/poor/working class. Conservatives/rich/upper class. Obviously people in different so call classes do cross those dividing lines, but the top-level attitude is exactly that.

Now we have Reform, lead by a man who ousted the part leader, walked in and took his place, and finally won a seat in Parliament. That is as undemocratic as it’s possible to be, and people will vote for him because they believe that he will do what they want him to do.

How much more mixed up can it get?

Being the change

So for our societies to come right we have to change.

We can help by committing less crime; by not lying, cheating, and stealing. By not attacking and abusing each other. That will save a fortune in prison costs straight away.

I don’t do those things either, said she reading a good few minds, but that doesn’t mean we can’t contribute a great deal.

We can be known as honourable. We can express strength with one “I dare you!” look that people respect rather than yelling and screaming. We can make it clear that we will never back down from being the change we want to see.

We can stop voting for liars. Go and vote absolutely, write none of the above on the voting slip. We can stop falling for their canvassing stories because that’s what we want to hear and they know that.

The state of the world is in the hands of politicians, the solution is not, it is in our hands. If you want to live in a better world – be that better world.

Otherwise none of us will ever stop moaning!.

You have been warned.

Best love

Amorah – Deb

If you think about it, why shouldn’t I love you, stranger, you’re probably a very nice person. Statistically speaking that’s way more likely than not!