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Unfortunately that solves nothing. Banning something has never done anything but push it underground. It's the equivalent of taking pain killers to cure cancer.
by rorykoehler 12y ago
Unfortunately that solves nothing. Banning something has never done anything but push it underground. It's the equivalent of taking pain killers to cure cancer.
The biggest problem we face in Western society is the proliferation of extremist conservative agendas in the halls of power. The only way to solve all the issues we face with extremism whether it be in the guise of Western conservatism, Islamism, Neo-Liberalism or anything other toxic ideology is to focus on tolerance and education. Western foreign policy (colonialism) over the past centuries has created the situation we find ourselves in. When you create the conditions for cancer to prosper then you have to deal with the consequences. Instead of altering our policies we double up on them and then wonder why people hate us. We create conditions where people have nothing to lose (for example Iraq/Syria) and their only options are to fall back into impulsive/conformist organizational structures because that gives them some sort of security and purpose. Too many people have been ostracized by the contemporary world and we do nothing to help them, instead our political policy is to kick them while they are down.
In my mind what David Cameron represents is as toxic as what ISIS represent however since it affects me much more in my daily life I would say it is a far greater danger to my way of life than ISIS will ever be.
- vixen99 12y agoCan you give an example of the 'far greater danger' to you in your daily life?
- rorykoehler 12y agoThe Great Recession....
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- EliRivers 12y agoBanning something has never done anything but push it underground. True, but that's not always a bad thing. Some things that are pushed underground happen a lot less. Murder, for example, is banned. Instances of it are (often) vigorously investigated, and the perpetrators dealt with (to varying degrees of effectiveness). I suspect that if murder was not banned, it would happen a lot more.
- rorykoehler 12y agoYou're right but I'd wager that the more educated and therefore better equipped someone is to express themselves in non-violent forms of communication the less likely they are to commit murder. It's also no coincidence that murder is a more prevalent crime in poorer societies. If people have better opportunities and something to lose they are much less likely to throw it all away in a fit of rage. They are even less likely to enter into a fit of rage in the first place as they will be more contented in life.