What could Redeem Humans?

[abaris]

This "we stuff" is the larger historic trend, that has seen humans go from owning each other, or genociding each other, to our current understanding that such matters aren't really the right thing to do.

Back in '83 I did some student work with a chick, a few years older than me. I made the foolish remark, there are no wars anymore. She was instantly apalled and I didn't get it at that moment.

There were no wars in Europe anymore, but that was about all. And 8 years later, there was a war in Europe. Right at my doorstep.

Believe you me. There will always be genocide when the need for dominance arises or when another scapegoat is needed. The wording is already there with certain politicians. Acts may follow if they come to power. We already had a genocide in the 90ies in Rwanda. It just wasn't in our immediate field of vision. That we in the West, generally, don't subscribe to it, is just what I'm always talking about. A thin coat of society and legislation. It tears on occasion on an individual level. It might tear on a larger scale anytime, anywhere.

If someone's grave is abundantly pissed on, it's that of Justice Jackson, who foolishly believed he could set a global example with the Nuremberg tribunal. No aggressive war, no genocide was what he wanted to achieve. None of this worked out.