JEnfield wrote:The law is the ultimate power and you aren't allowed to challenge Jimmy
"...certain unalienable rights, that among these are life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. That to secure these rights, governments are instituted among men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed. That whenever any form of government becomes destructive to these ends, it is the right of the people to alter or to abolish it"
this amazing stand-up statement is applauded by the common folk, and since power corrupts, is a big thorn in the side of the folks on the long end of the stick...and it's always been so...a good time to review the recorded history of the 'civilized" world.
the game never changes...but every now and then some folks break loose. Slavery ends when the slave stands up and says "no"...otherwise, it's a workable system that's stood the test of time.
as far as "future", there isn't any...it's just an exercise in imagination. the sun runs short on fuel, the meteor hits, the earth crumbles, or you die of cancer or heart failure...all we have is ideas to pass on to the poor saps who follow as the ambitious acquire and the slow thinkers serve.
this has nothing to do with the vague concept of morality...this is simply a still frame in the movie of evolution.
but you can side step it..."turn on, tune in, drop out" was Timothy Leary's version..."the Kingdom is at hand" was the way Jesus put it...someone else said "don't sweat the small stuff...and it's all small stuff".
if you can understand there's no boogie man under the bed, you stop being afraid.
I spent quite a bit of time alone in the woods...and learned not to fear the dark...sure there's aliens, chupacabra's, escaped convicts, and spiders with bad intent...but are they "real"?...or just boogie men?
spiders are real...but they're just creatures who do what they do...you have to conquer the fear.
fear of the dark is a biggie...put yourself thru the test...go out somewhere and just sit while your mind freaks...then master it...dissect it.
elves, trolls, dwarfs, leprichans, fairies, aliens, chupacabras and a whole list of things that got passed along...why?, I'm not sure...other than there was no TV and kids are hard to handle. Somewhere along the line someone found putting someone on the defense was a good management tool.