Is a human-society an oxymoron?

[MICHEL]

No other century has seen more war, genocide, famine, murder, rape, and ecological destruction than the 20th century. One can wonder if there has been any progress in the humanization of society. At the same time, no other century has seen greater global concentration of power in the hands of so few people, while the gap between poor and rich, individuals and countries, deepens by the day.

These facts are self-evident, but society is so entrenched in its apparatus of laws, customs, and bad habits supported by formidable advertising to numb the citizens, that it seems impossible to change things, and a feeling of impotence almost paralyzes those who dare to think about it.

what do you think about it?

[KWJams]

Sure there seems to be more negative than positive in the world, but there still remains hope. :)

There has always been chaos, just now it is compounded by the increased world population and the instant communication of events.

One hundred years ago there was just as many terrible things happening but it would be months for the world to hear of them.

[Dissent]

Power corrupts, absolute power corrupts absolutely. Or something along those lines.

We are becoming more powerful, and society becomes worse. These days we live in a false consciousness and think everything’s okay or mayhap we always have. This does scare me, but at the same time I see many learning to look outside the ‘safe’ square we live and willing to listen. Education is enlightenment but at the same time it can be used to control. It seems that in almost everything there is a contradiction.
I think teaching society to question and be critical of everything put in front of them (this doesn’t mean be cynical either) is one of the most important things that can be done right now.

To change society, we must work with the essence of society, the people, and with this comes patience. I guess I can say that I look into Marxism for hope to an extent. That one day the working class will revolt against those who hold the upper hand with wealth and power over us.

Sometimes it seems too overwhelming and impossible, but that’s when we turn to each other to let of steam :)

[Duo_Maxwell]

Turn on your television and tune into pop culture. Saddening thought isn't it?

Channels I watch:
History Channel (it's great, i don't know what i'd do without it)
Discovery
Sci-fi
Cartoon Network (what can I say? i'm a student, and some japanese animes are darn good)
Local News

[Dissent]

Yeah, it is – the role models the young choose to look up to are even sadder. :banghead:

Ever heard of culture jamming?

The history & discovery channels rock . . . when I have cable. I’m a big fan of the world movie channel too.
I don’t really watch a lot of television in truth. I don’t know where you’re from but our free-to-air television has only 3 channels that aren’t commercial. They have some great television too, as well as fairly unbiased news. No news can be completely unbiased.

If only the alternatives in life were stronger then the popular.