Monday 21 January 2019

Trapped Society

I  live in a a society which advocates freedom and liberty at the forefront of its mission. my society condemns the likes of society such as Pakistan, North Korea, China and most of African for being barbaric, authoritharian and withholding the basic principles of Freedom, Choice and Liberty.
to me however, that is very hypocritical and i will try to explain as clearly as possible.
 firstly, we live in a society bounded by endless rules, laws and regulations which preach to be for the the protection of mankind but in reality it truly is not. in the UK  for example, law makers are elected by the public but appointment is dependent on the level of campaign and how good at persuading they can be, or most often, it is simply choosing lesser of two evils, Campaigns are backed by the power of Money, shallow as it might sound, it is. without the money, law makers lack the full resources to reach the mass public in the most efficient way possible. money dictates the successful candidates which means that, often, laws are made in according the preference of the elected.
further more, laws and regulations can be subjective in the sense that, it can never truly be aligned with everyone equally. and just as freeman states in his book, the loophole, once you  know the law, you can Always use it to your own advantage.
similar to the point about money above, we live in a society whereby money is essentially law, to the wealthy, money can essentially buy them out of anything.
the way our society is structured is very one sided. from our education system to careers, we our indoctrinated in a particular way of life. if you study in the west, it is easily noticeable that mos scholars are western scholars which drastically limits your knowledge of the world, if your study in China, North Korea, children are taught syllabus which reinforces their particular heritage and culture, and of which the scholars are predominantly of those ethnic backgrounds.
the same thing can be applied to the Entertainment industry. we are trapped by the rising trends, one will often feel like an outcast if he or she is not following the trend and most often, he or she is pressured to like a particular entertainment because it is approved and loved by the masses.
A recent addition to the trap society is the notion of identity and sexual orientation. we have moved into a society where ones speech has to be carefully filtered before voicing it out. Although this can be seen as good for a peaceful and coherent society, it raises the concerns of choice, individualism, true freedom, lack of self and regressive society. It rather feels like we are indirectly being censored.
therefore, from the food we eat, to the clothes we wear, the cars we drive, the school we go to, down to our careers and the neighborhood we live in, we are are forever trapped in our society and can NEVER BE FREE.

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