Tuesday, September 16, 2008

The Perfect Paper World Of Volvo-Driving Communists.

This got me thinking from a conversation I had earlier today.
People complain all the time about things not being fair.
Why can't everything be fair?
Reason:
There is a place that is as close to fair as it could get.
No rich people.
No homeless people.
Everyone lived in a small appartment.
Everyone drove the same cars.
This place exsists only on paper, so far, in the Communist's Manifesto.
Communism is so-to-say fair.
Do you know why people hated it?
No choices.
If you have ever made one choice in your life, it is your fault that not everything is fair. Some choices land you in a happy place. Other don't.
If you want things to be fair, be prepaired to give up everything unique about yourself.


People want to be equal to eachother, with no regards to gender, race, religion, handycap, ect..
But this connot happen.
I like this analogy:
We have two cars:
and

These cars are obviously different.
A broadminded person would say "Well they both are cars."
But they are not the same.
One is a volvo and one is a lexus.
One is obviously going to have much better performance, or gas milage, or whatever factor you want to think of.
But in all respects, they are not the same.
They may have similar parts or similar construction.
But it sure isn't the same.
But that is good.
That gives us a CHOICE.
We have the ability to say "No, I want the Volvo" or "No, I want the Lexus"
So if you drove whichever car you picked to work and one day it breaks down. Like the rest of man kind you're gona be thinking "This isn't fair."
No shit. You made it that way.
But had the government stepped in when you were picking cars and said "You must drive this Volvo, no other cars are allowed in the country." Everyone elses car would've broken down too.
That's fair.
Think about it.

Sunday, September 14, 2008

Interview Reflection

The interview with Anike was an incredibly interesting experience. Not only was it fascinating to hear her talk about the work she does for organizations in Africa, helping those with HIV, but it also was a valuable resource to have a person who has lived in Kenya tell us about the availability of clean water. Talking to her really opened my eyes about the complications of the HIV situation. One of the most shocking things she told us was that one of her jobs for an organization was to combat propaganda put out by the government which was trying to convince people that HIV is not a large problem. She said that the president even told people he slept with an HIV infected woman, and afterwards simply took a shower and was ok. He put out the message saying that it is perfectly safe to have unprotected sex, which I saw as scary considering the level of ignorance.