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people are born greedy .. its a survival mechanism .. we are driven to need to eat constantly from the second we leave the womb.
as we grow and are taught and guided, we learn to only take what we need and share - to become a part of a community.
well, thats what's supposed to happen. But for the most part we remain greedy - we always take more than we need. We stab each other in the back at work, we rob, rape, murder, stalk, lie, litter, make war, destroy the planet, do every manner of fucking stupidity in every size and shape.
so basically i think people are shit. This is a generalization .. there are always exceptions - but unfortunately - just like the news only reports the negative - the assholes and scum make the majority of the impact on our planet.
I believe that there is a tiny % of people born good ... they couldnt be bad if they tried ... their brains are finewired to perfection - chemically overbalanced. There is a slightly larger % of the population born bad .. the opposite of the good people for the opposite reason. These people are incapable of being good.
They are sick.
The rest of the population that make the vast majority are pretty much in the middle .. leaning one way or the other depending on the upbringing, the influences ... their strength as people.
As it is alway easier to give into the imbedded feelings of greed deep within us - most people tend to be bad. Some use religion to try to be good (the ones that buy into the fear of eternal damnation - bad karma - whatever) but even then its a struggle and they find themselves commiting horrible acts in the name of their religion.
The people who stay good usually have small failings but are strong enough to keep up the good fight. This is a pitifully small minority.
Thats why the world is a fucking nightmare.
If i sound like a pessimist - i'm not. I'm a realist.
If i was a pessimist i would never have wanted a child.
I feel we can raise him to be a good person.. I've already seen that he is wired right - full of love.. Now we just have to hope he doesnt get twisted along the way by the strong influences of unsavory characters and he gets his chance to make the world a slightly better place ... if by no other way than having his own kids some day and raising them to be good as well..
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