What must we say in times of anger?
There was a time when few people had the opportunity to say valuable things, whether through access to alternative media or through arts, songs, theatre, movies or literature. They used these skills to break through the barrier that prevented them from expressing their views because they were not aligned with the large media corporations, and they became celebrities in their own right. Others, however, have worked, even today, with the “owners” of the truth, sponsored by economic or political interests and have leased their talents to them.
Nowadays, everyone has something to say. They have the opportunity, through the Internet, to express their ideas, and gradually they have been finding others who think the same. Consequently, they have opinions about everything and see themselves as the majority.
Even though we have had many brilliant philosophers, scholars and scientists in different fields of knowledge, this knowledge has not been able to awaken an autonomous, independent way of thinking in people.
When we imagined a world of equality and realised we are finally in the future – yet still facing prejudices – we are astonished to find friends who think differently. We notice that it’s impossible to write about everything in times of anger.
In these post-modern times, we have seen followers of the extreme right-wing among young people who have turned conservative. This behaviour, in a way, would amaze the original English conservative, with their absurd theories about conservatism. In addition, they see anyone who thinks differently as left-wing, whether regarding gender, political ideas or social issues, in short, about everything.
But what must we say in times of anger? The angry people have many things to say: beat, torture and kill everyone, while ignoring that a civilised society judges and does not take revenge.
Anger has one aim: eliminating adversaries, rather than finding solutions to social problems.
When we need an armed escort to transport money into a city, this situation needs two or three guards and interrupts the traffic to ensure everyone’s safety. In a less unequal society, only the vehicle, its cargo and one driver would be needed. The industry of inequality creates opportunities for people who want to impose their own ideas of justice on others who think differently.
But what would these angry people do if they lived in times without anger? They wouldn’t have the opportunity to say anything, and they would be nothing more than empty voices and inert fists.
Photo from Foto de Simran Sood na Unsplash
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