Justifying wrongs

The wriggling and worming out of either responsibilities or done just to hold onto power is not only confined to juntas and authoritarian regimes around the world. It happens very much also in so called free democratic societies where politicians and authorities go about with their business without a hint of shame from dishonour.

One sees it all the time. How a minister or head of some bigwig corporation go about screwing the general public and then proceeds to justify their wrongdoing by labeling them something else. Some are more brazen and even heap praises upon their misdeeds, believing very much that the public, yes, even the world can be fooled.

While I can understand why they employ such tactics, and subsequently understand the justification for them doing so, it does not make things right. Misdeeds cannot be justified, regardless.

And to think that one can hoodwink the world shows nothing more than lack of maturity as well as a total disregard for humanity and the goodness that’s suppose to reside in all of us. Obviously, some have chosen to harden their hearts and minds for the “privilege” of ruling over others… very much like what Lucifer did to become God himself.

Now, let’s not kid ourselves. We’d always say that it’s an evil world we live in today. But has the world actually become more evil? Or have we allowed ourselves to roll over whenever someone tells us to do so just because they have the money, resources and are in positions to do so? In many ways, we ourselves are to be blamed as well when we allow hardened men, men of high stature but low regard lord over the general populace.

Think of it. If we will only stop back-stabbing each other for monetary and material wealth, you will see that a man, regardless of his wealth and status is just a man and then maybe we will stop putting him on the alter as though he’s God and that we are all his servants to serve and sing his praises.

Perhaps then, we ourselves can stop justifying people that justify misdeeds.