My Essays

I was listening to the radio the other day and I heard mankind described as "one big family hugging close to the ball of Earth for its life and being". Although this is not, of course, a new perspective in today's culture, upon hearing it put so succinctly, I was intrigued. Being the natural cynic that I am, I immediately sensed the idea's basic wrongness but I couldn't quite put my finger on its flaw(s). Now, armed with pen and paper, I venture forth to mercilessly slay this foolish notion and qualify my qualms (as is the nature on every right-(or wrong-) thinking cynic).
As is commonly the case with boring logicians, I begin at the beginning. What is the problem with "one big family" exactly? It implies unity, universality, understanding and sameness; ah, that might be it... This is, I feel, a very common misconception. Not every human being is the same, we are all astonishingly different and to think that all human beings seek to understand and relate to one another is hopelessly misguided. All human beings seek to manipulate and use one another would be more accurate although, obviously, a mixture of both would be more true. What amazes me most is people who claim both great difference and sameness, at the same time:"We must embrace diversity and equality). Hang on, let's turn off the politically correct censor for a second: "You can't walk/can't see/can't hear but we're going to give you the same wages as everyone else." Oh, so we aren't all the same, but we should act like we are? No, wait, hang on while I paint the elephant fluorescent green so you can see it...
We are not all the same, we don't all think the same and we definitely don't look the same. The sooner the PC brigade and anyone else given to idealistic worshiping of equality realise this, the better. I am however thankful that I was not burdened with the still more Utopian phrase "one big happy family" which is the basis of many world organisations.
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