We are at a moment in our existence as a species when we have the capacity, ability, and technological support to approach History from a multitude of points of view - including Philosophy, Psychology, Neuroscience, the Pathology of Mental Illness, Sociology, Economy, and pretty much any possible scientific field of study with regards to Human Evolution.
It is time that we all seek, start, and engage in a collective and global conversation analyzing the profound implications of how power combined with our brain faults has led and continues to lead to devastating choices and outcomes.
It is time, we, the normal people who live a regular life - not a life of executive power over others - acknowledge that we, as a species, are subject to fundamental glitches that develop into pathological mental issues. It is time to understand where our beliefs come from, where our "sense" of nationalism comes from, where and how our brains can so easily be hijacked by completely absurd and often false narratives...and how easily we turn into a mindset of a predator, entirely disregarding the value of "them" - the "others" who are not "us".
It is time. Or, all of it - tens of thousands of years, oceans of tears, and billions of lives lost to violence, prejudice, and intolerance - has been for nothing. And even if we do not care about the past, we should care about the future - if we have kids, or if our family members have kids, or...if we can remotely give a darn about any other kid anywhere else.
It is time.
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