To a 96 year old history buff, it’s apparent from our worldwide societal disfunction that history truly does repeat itself. The story of our species is primarily one of warfare, violence, cruelty and oppression. Doubters need only read daily headlines. Each generation spawns its sociopaths and false prophets preying on the vulnerable and gullible to support their own dreams of power and glory. Donald Trump exemplifies this. A baffling paradox pits advances in medicine and science against episodes of inhumanity, such as the Holocaust and endemic systems of slavery over the ages.
The solution to these cycles of violence and oppression appears simple but unattainable today. Heed the lessons of the great moralists, Jesus, Gandhi and King among others, lessons well known but the greatest, the Golden Rule. In a time where nuclear arsenals proliferate these values must be imprinted on our DNA lest the future of the planet itself be at stake.
People are also reading…
Joseph Stanley
Northeast side
Disclaimer: As submitted to the Arizona Daily Star.
Follow these steps to easily submit a letter to the editor or guest opinion to the Arizona Daily Star.
