Pissed off at the world

 

                Why is it that we as humans pretend to care about those around us, but when there is something we can actually do we say “no I’m not willing to put your life above my own freedom”? I think we’re all aware of the Good Samaritan, in some form or the other, but we as a society aren’t willing to be the Good Samaritan. No, we expect everyone to fend for themselves, to figure out what’s best for them. We never consider the fact that what’s best for ourselves might be the best for everyone.

                People are still refusing to wear masks, despite the fact that all evidence says it’s best for everyone. Both the person exhaling and the person nearby breathing the same air. They claim it is a restriction on their rights. These people are so incredibly deranged. By not wearing a mask you are putting others lives at risk. Sure, you might not exhibit any symptoms, it doesn’t mean that you aren’t a carrier. It doesn’t mean that you can’t pick up the disease. It means you are less likely to pick it up, and there is still the chance you can transmit the disease to those you encounter. You have to be an incredibly selfish and ignorant person to think otherwise. You have a responsibility to all of your fellow humans.

                I get that the vaccine is still technically on an experimental vaccine, so there should naturally be some hesitancy. However, millions of people have been vaccinated worldwide. To continue to claim that there are questions about the safety of the vaccine at this point simply means that you value yourself over the lives of those around you. You simply cannot claim that the lives of others matter to you.

                Is it possible that we put the lives of others above ourselves? Or are we at the point where we as a society have said “Fuck it, everyone else can screw it”? I’m at my wits end being raised on Christianity and the “Golden rule”. It would seem that no one thinks of anyone other than themselves. They put themselves first and foremost, if something inconveniences them it’s a huge deal. There is no thinking about how it could affect others. Hell, they just assume its natural or unconstitutional.

                Absolutely nothing will change until people learn to accept that what is good for them might not be good for everyone. That there are people who don’t benefit from a seemingly good bill. There is a lot to consider to any change, no matter how small it can be. You can make a change with the best intensions, but there is the chance that you’ve screwed an entire population over.

                Diversity and understanding is the answer. You’re not going to agree on every topic, why would you? That makes no sense at all. However, you should gain a better understanding of what makes people tick. What is important to them. What is good policy. If you fail on this basic principle, what ground do you have to build on? You are forcing your will on others who don’t want it.

                I hear constantly that those on the left are promoting socialism, and those on the right are promoting fascism.  Neither side will agree or admit to these things. Would it be possible to say that there are things both sides agree on? And that these perceptions are healthy? That they lead to discussions that will help the country grow? Am I the only one who can see the benefits of this talk? Are we destined to just agree with who we align? Are we capable of communicating with each other and working through our differences? Right now, I’d say we aren’t. We are programmed to hate. We will never agree with anyone who differs from our opinion.
                This is why we continue to allow mass shootings, and mass gatherings during a pandemic. We refuse to decide what is best for the greater good. We insist that what is best for us, has to be best for everyone. We refuse to believe that some restrictions for the best of us will prevent the worst of us from doing something horrible. We simply expect that we are all good at heart, we don’t expect that there are those of us that struggle with simply living. Apparently admitting that there are people in the world that have problems means that people who haven’t admitted they have problems are perfectly fine.

                We can all get angry, we can all do things that we don’t mean. We all disagree on many things. Why is it that we can’t come to a consensus that we should look out for each other? Why can’t we wear a mask? Why can’t we get the vaccine? Why can’t we leave the gun at home? Why do we feel so vulnerable that we need to leave the house with the gun? But leave the mask at home? Where did we fail as a society?

                I prefer to think that I can leave my home and do anything that I want. I’m not worried about some random person shooting me. I don’t think that those around me are trying to kill me. However, I am concerned that I don’t know what I potentially breathed in. I’m going to wear a mask because it is what is best for everyone around me. I don’t think that my neighbor is trying to kill me, so I don’t keep a gun next to my pillow.

                Why is it so essential to arm yourself to the teeth? Why can’t you do a small thing to protect those around you? Have we lost faith in our fellow humans that we just assume that everyone out there is trying to kill us?

                I for one am not willing to admit that all humans are inheritably bad. No, as pessimistic as I am, I truly believe that there is a goodness to everyone. We want to do the right thing, we’ve just been molded not to. We don’t question things that don’t seem right, we just go along with it. That’s how it has always been. We can accept that some of those things are okay, and other things we accept as “okay” because its always been horrific, but eh, its still horrific.

                I suppose in conclusion, nothing will change until we are willing to work together. It doesn’t matter ho much we disagree, we need to work together. We are part of the same planet, we are part of the same ecosystem. If we don’t work together, we are all doomed, the world will cease to exist as we know it. And I think we need the world, but I could be wrong.