Sep 20 2008
Cause and Effect
It is overwhelmingly the case that in most circumstances, when I open my mouth and wish to discuss matters of true importance, I am met with resistance and reticence to get into things which are ‘too serious’ or which disrupt the flow of one’s ‘fun’.
What sparks this is the recent article on smh.com (http://www.watoday.com.au/national/this-is-angelique-she-wanted-to-die-with-dignity-20080913-4fqi.html) about a women who suffered from Crohn’s Disease and later colon cancer. In essence, she died a horrible, painful, disgusting death which could have been avoided if she had been allowed to euthanize herself legally in Australia.
Several people I know read this article independently of me, and it came up in conversation with them the other day. They were all quite taken by this woman’s personal suffering, and one in particular is intent on writing and dedicating a song to Angelique – which is all very well and good. I am a huge proponent of empathy, but in its proper place. While I find it unfortunate that this woman had to suffer as she did, I do not find it appropriate to make a huge deal out of the matter.
The fact stands that if we implemented strict regulations on who could and who could not have children, and if we were more authoritarian about government corruption, degenerate behaviour, and child abuse and less authoritarian about recreational drug use and stating the simple truth about the world — this world would be in a much healthier state, and human beings would live in peace and harmony with one another, all the more capable of evolving and actualizing their full creative potential.
We would not have stories like hers stocking the news. There would not be the murders, the poverty, the rampant government corruption, the exploitation of the common people, etc. etc. For saying these things, I am called callous, cold, even cruel and distanced.
That couldn’t be further from the case. In fact, it is because I feel such empathy for the suffering of the people that I feel I must address the root causes of most of the suffering which they experience. It is precisely because I understand the interconnectedness of these things and can grasp them in a coherent mental image in my mind that I feel I can only speak truthfully about them. I cannot become unduly caught up in the personal appeal of the individual stories, because focusing my attention to so minute an area would never do anything to aid in solving the larger problems at hand.
It is disappointing to, time and again, find oneself misunderstood and branded negatively as a result, all for want of the understanding of cause and effect, the interconnectedness of all things in the world, from large to small.
If one wishes to change things, for the better, universally, then one must bluntly address the causes of these sufferings and then take logical, effective action to curb them.
So, I am an advocate of voluntary euthanasia, although I also see the possible ways which people could exploit euthanasia laws to their personal advantage, which would be incredibly unfortunate — and I’m also in full support of mass, effective birth control measures; essentially a form of sterilization which can be reversed once one has fulfilled established criteria for being a parent.
Much as it may surprise most people, I’m also not the only one who has come to these logical conclusions. Check out Christopher Langan if you’re interested in who I think would make a fairly decent leader;
