John Locke's idea stated that in a state of nature all men are equal, and that they are able to create a government to protect people while controlling themselves, but have this idea ever been true? Even in the United States has it ever been completely true? Natural laws are always broken by certain groups of people, so the phrase "all men are equal" is just a myth, I want to hold power and see what it feels like, to see if I would become a dictator and do things for the wrong reasons, or treat people according to that phrase. I think that all contradictions between countries are based on struggles to see who is the most powerful, it has never been about justice. You can't change the minds of millions of people, they always tend to seek for their self-interests. It is sad, but we all have done it at some point in our lives.
Friday, September 12, 2008
John Locke
John Locke's idea stated that in a state of nature all men are equal, and that they are able to create a government to protect people while controlling themselves, but have this idea ever been true? Even in the United States has it ever been completely true? Natural laws are always broken by certain groups of people, so the phrase "all men are equal" is just a myth, I want to hold power and see what it feels like, to see if I would become a dictator and do things for the wrong reasons, or treat people according to that phrase. I think that all contradictions between countries are based on struggles to see who is the most powerful, it has never been about justice. You can't change the minds of millions of people, they always tend to seek for their self-interests. It is sad, but we all have done it at some point in our lives.
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I personally believe that in a state of nature, all men are NOT created equal. In fact, ever since the DAY OF CREATION, this has never been true. During the Roman empire years, the Romans thought that they were superior to everyone else. This explains why the Romans crucified Jesus to show their "toughness." I don't understand why people must lift up a sword against another group of people in order to show their superiority. Once our world understands that we were all made in the image of God and created equally, only then will we all live in peace and harmony.
Even in the United States of America, racial segregation has occured for many years. White men enslaved black men and women to do housework around the house because they were not viewed as equals. The white men were abusive; they tortured and even lynched blacks for doing what they were expected to do, but perhaps not to their expectations. It only took over 100 years for this inequity to be corrected.
In conclusion, if I were to rule this world, I would make every effort to learn why one group discriminates against another. I would try to explain that we were all made in the image of God. I truly believe that when God created us, he did not intend for us to hate each other. Instead, he created us to love each other and to allow us to live in happiness as one one big happy family (which we technically are). People who believe in the concept of "In God we Trust," but are prejudicial to another group of people are nothing more than hypocrites.
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