Do we, as nations, really need to police eachother? Are humans by nature good and kind and self-less?
I read an article regarding the mass rape and abuse women and GIRLS are suffering in Somolia. It wasn’t graphic, but it made me sick. And it got me thinking.
Lawlessness, militias, chaos and the like are always associated with violence. Violence against men is usually physical- if your lucky they kill you, if your unlucky they disfigure you. But violence aganst women and girls usually means rape and sexual violence. In so many cultures (including our own, but that is another topic) females are groomed to be weak. To be subserviant, physically and emotionally dependant and to obey- that is a woman’s place. No wonder violence against women is so prevelent, when you are a lesser human it is easy to objectify, dominate, destroy you.
We cannot stop crimes against humanity. They are nothing new. The simple occurance of this disrespect and destruction of human life and psyche prompts me to wonder, are all of us capable of this monsterous behavior? Is it circumstantial or hardwired into us:
without having to answer for your actions are we all cruel and selfish?
This is not isolated to Somolia. Where there is war, lawlessness, and dispair- rape, torture and abuse are not far behind. While a utopian planet is unrealistic (dangerous?)- how can we stop this behavior? And what can we do for the victims of these crimes who are forced to live with these horrors….
