
Dirty Hands of the State
Well, the gods have waned and now each of us is born in a state almighty. With unbridled and absolute power over its citizens, should there be a moral code for the state?
Well, the gods have waned and now each of us is born in a state almighty. With unbridled and absolute power over its citizens, should there be a moral code for the state?
Machiavelli may win us tactical battles but Gandhi and Nietzsche create a humane and liveable world that lasts.
The road ahead is the same as behind. Sooner or later, advertently or inadvertently, the seemingly warring stakeholders will reach a settlement, not because better sense will prevail but because all are the manifestations of the same ill.
The economy must be liberal, and the menace of State control must be resisted; the use of religion for political shenanigans must stop; draconian laws and powers must be abolished; the country must be returned to its people. An uncluttered, egalitarian, and rational Truth is needed. Nothing else will be stable, nothing else will work.