One of the conclusions that Hurricane Katrina left us is the easy identification of the "thin red line" that keeps the world we know. That is, our civilization. This made it very well plotted the English historian Timothy Garton in an article written on September 8 in the newspaper "The Guardian"
In this article, the historian gives us the impression that the abuses, violence and social breakdown that occurred in the city of New Orleans after the disaster left by Hurricane Katrina, only a small reflection of what will happen in the world, if it continues on a collision course social and break the current environment.
The central idea of \u200b\u200bthe historian is to show that what we see as stable, permanent and secure is our conception of our society and civilization, is much more fragile, thin and fragile than we think.
History has shown that after any breakage or loss of what the man believes as a sure thing, namely, providing food security and social stability, the man returns to its earliest stages, where only the strongest survive and in which Hobbes's views on humanity, become real.
All the selfishness of man comes through in these moments, where moral principles and ethics disappear towards the instinct of survival and personal satisfaction of all kinds.
Another man who was able to plot the break with a vengeance social parameters and show what is left of humans after the term of the order, was the writer William Golding in his book "The Lord of the Flies."
In this book, through the struggle for survival of a small group of boys stranded on a desert island, the author shows us the reality of the extraordinary human being. That is, we are animals first and foremost that in times where the parameters of civilization are broken by a situation, the human species again act like animals, instinctively seeking to satisfy their needs anyway.
In my opinion the conclusion reached by the historian Timothy Garton in his article, instead of being overly pessimistic, it is very realistic.
"... we can reach a pessimistic conclusion: that around the year 2000 the world reached the high point in the spread of civilization to which future generations will turn their gaze back with nostalgia and envy."
Anyone looking
detention more ancient history of man, can easily understand, how enduring civilizations believed, collapsed spectacularly unable to do anything about it, after destroying their environment or create social imbalances.
We will be expecting the same pessimistic future for our civilization.
Is there any way that humanity can break your patterns and break the myth of eternal return?
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