Ours is a society that rewards sociopathy

[Rev. Rye]

And you will escape all this by moving to Japan?

I knew someone was going to say this lol.

I am well aware there will always be conflict, but the lifestyle from one place to another can change how you feel dramatically.

Also, Japan is ludicrously hard to get into (at least for a long-term stay). Even more than the USA. Sweden might be a better option.

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And you will escape all this by moving to Japan?

I knew someone was going to say this lol.

I am well aware there will always be conflict, but the lifestyle from one place to another can change how you feel dramatically.

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Literally everything I’ve studied suggests that this isn’t even close to a localized problem.

Not only does power corrupt, (and absolute power corrupts absolutely, as Lord Acton said) but I also see that power, by its nature, attracts the already corrupted, because it allows the perfect cover and immunity to do whatever the fuck you want. I can appreciate, for example, the Metoo movement and its desire to hold powerful men to higher standards (and the many other similar movements trying to give power to the people, like Blacklivesmatter), but I strongly suspect they’re ultimately doomed to failure.

Anyone who thinks it’s reasonable to expect, as a rule, people in power to behave morally clearly does not understand what power even is.

On what sense are they doomed to failure?

If what you mean is that among the victims who seek help, many would do the same thing they try to stop if they had the power to do so, then I agree.
When one saves a victim, one may be also saving a perpetrator

More or less. History is littered with examples of oppressed masses finally overthrowing their oppressors and proving themselves to be just as bad, if not worse, when given power. For just a few examples, see the Real Life tab on this TVTropes page. It’s a convenient catalogue.