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Originally Posted by MikeSTI
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Originally Posted by tysonK
it takes a village.
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This is actully just taken from the Bible in stating "It takes a village to raise a child" - which in the end would create a stonger worth to each who take part for helping each other is what it is all about. Most people however place a higher importance on money and assets that has deterd them from true joy in life just to find out thier wifes not happy, kids hate them, and a heart attack a 50 lol |
Sounds nice, but like you said, it's contrary to human nature. Except in times of crisis, people are naturally competative. It's what makes us strong. Being challenged and fighting for success makes you more prepared to handle difficult situations. The side effect is that people tend to dominate and one-up one another.
The only situations where the "village" concept works is in dire situations. The Great Depression is a good example. When everyone is poor you have to bind together to overcome. Soldiers in combat are able to put aside their competitve nature because they have to rely on each other to survive. Outside of extreme situations, mans natural greed keeps the "village" from working. The hippies tried it in the 60's with their communal type housing, and you know where those hippies are now? Driving around in Porsche Cayenne's on their cell phones with their plastic surgeons.
And if you really want to get down to it, the idea of the "village" was first described by Plato in
The Republic where he explored the idea that all children born to citizens would not be the children of their parents, but children of the community, where everyone is responsible for the child's education and upbringing.
It didn't work then, and it doesn't work now. Kids need parents, the same people day after day, directly involved in their lives, or they grow up messed up. You can't just pass them around the community. And in a broader sense our government works the same way. We can't all be responsible for everything because accountability gets diluted. As "barbaric" as it may sound, someone needs to be in charge, and capable of making unilatteral decisions. If they're wrong, they get fired, if they're right they get praised. But at least they get something done.