Indifference and Human Nature

Our class discussion on Friday was very interesting. I do believe that indifference does result in genocide and consequently, war. If we look back at how Hitler was rising to power, no one challenged him. It was the appeasement that got him such a large portion of the world. The threat was not imminent to many countries. In fact, Winston Churchill knew the dangers of having Hitler rise in power, but no one would believe him. There is a saying that history repeats itself. This can be seen with Iran’s influence over the rest of the world. I fear that it is also appeasement that will lead to Iran gaining nuclear weapons. Recently, French president Chirac stated that it would not be a bad thing if Iran possesses nuclear weapons. It was this mentality that made Hitler so dangerous and powerful. The United States and the United Kingdom both see the Iranian threat, but many are also discounting it.

One comment in class that I found most interesting was Carl saying that with every war our technology becomes more advanced. I completely agree with this; it seems that we have the latest technology because of warfare. This says much about our inherent nature as humans. I honestly believe that humans are evil, wicked and greedy beings. Because of our imperfectness, we crave power resulting in conquest and world strife. In we also look at the animal kingdom, they also clash very frequently. Different wolf packs attack other wolves or their prey for food. Other animals attack each other because of territory or the female mate. We often see outbreaks of violence in the human society also for many of these reasons. Since this earth was created, violence and cruelty was imbedded in our brain – it is part of who we are.