Man of Ethics
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Note: I am not encouraging anything illegal -- just verbal disagreement (like professor in the last paragraph).
Irrational Anger is an important and indispensable asset of Humankind. It may be vital for survival and functioning of Human Society. Many of those who disagree with me will point out that Irrational Anger can be hurtful and destructive. So can any emotion.
Irrational Anger makes us resist tyrants, bullies, and those who want to impose their will on us. Resisting a strong and cruel oppressor is seemingly irrational. Resistance is unlikely to succeed. Those who dare to resist suffer extremely severe repercussions and demonization. Nevertheless, over tens of thousands of large and small instances of resistance and insubordination, the oppressive system itself is weakened and eventually falls.
The vast majority of people faced with a strong and cruel oppressor choose the only rational option -- full cooperation and obedience. Without Irrational Anger, "most" would have been "almost all". Facing almost no resistance, the oppressors would have increased their demands to the breaking limit of their subjects. As a result, Society would have been built much more on Tyrannical Rule and much less on Cooperation.
During the First Century BCE, slaves composed 30% of population of Roman Italy and 15% of population of Roman Republic. Most slaves lived in silent obedience to their owners. They bore hardship and abuse without protest. Nevertheless, there were many minor and two major slave rebellions. Rebellions were cruelly suppressed. Nevertheless, they weakened the system of Slavery. Had there been no rebellions, the number of those enslaved would have grown from millions to tens of millions.
In Russia and East Europe from late XVIth Century to the middle of XIXth Century, about 50% of population consisted of serfs. Serfs had almost no rights and almost no legal recourse from abuse. Most serfs silently obeyed their owners. Nevertheless, some serfs ran away. In Russia alone there were four major Peasant Rebellions. These rebellions were crushed and seemed to be purposeless. Nevertheless, they prevented Serfdom from becoming much more oppressive then it was. Work obligations of Russian serfs were about 3 times lower then work obligations of American slaves.
Paradoxically, Irrational Anger causes a person to work against their own interest and for the interest of Humankind. Rational understanding of situation causes a person to act selfishly at the expense of Humankind. Irrational Anger leads to Altruism, while Rationalism leads to Selfishness.
A Roman slave joining Spartacus Rebellion in 72 BCE, a Russian serf joining Pugachev rebellion in 1773, or an American professor who criticizes Liberalism in USA 2021 have all shown defiance toward strong and cruel oppressors. Their acts of rebellion could not improve their lot in any way. Nevertheless, all three of them weaken Tyranny and help Humankind.
Irrational Anger is an important and indispensable asset of Humankind. It may be vital for survival and functioning of Human Society. Many of those who disagree with me will point out that Irrational Anger can be hurtful and destructive. So can any emotion.
Irrational Anger makes us resist tyrants, bullies, and those who want to impose their will on us. Resisting a strong and cruel oppressor is seemingly irrational. Resistance is unlikely to succeed. Those who dare to resist suffer extremely severe repercussions and demonization. Nevertheless, over tens of thousands of large and small instances of resistance and insubordination, the oppressive system itself is weakened and eventually falls.
The vast majority of people faced with a strong and cruel oppressor choose the only rational option -- full cooperation and obedience. Without Irrational Anger, "most" would have been "almost all". Facing almost no resistance, the oppressors would have increased their demands to the breaking limit of their subjects. As a result, Society would have been built much more on Tyrannical Rule and much less on Cooperation.
During the First Century BCE, slaves composed 30% of population of Roman Italy and 15% of population of Roman Republic. Most slaves lived in silent obedience to their owners. They bore hardship and abuse without protest. Nevertheless, there were many minor and two major slave rebellions. Rebellions were cruelly suppressed. Nevertheless, they weakened the system of Slavery. Had there been no rebellions, the number of those enslaved would have grown from millions to tens of millions.
In Russia and East Europe from late XVIth Century to the middle of XIXth Century, about 50% of population consisted of serfs. Serfs had almost no rights and almost no legal recourse from abuse. Most serfs silently obeyed their owners. Nevertheless, some serfs ran away. In Russia alone there were four major Peasant Rebellions. These rebellions were crushed and seemed to be purposeless. Nevertheless, they prevented Serfdom from becoming much more oppressive then it was. Work obligations of Russian serfs were about 3 times lower then work obligations of American slaves.
Paradoxically, Irrational Anger causes a person to work against their own interest and for the interest of Humankind. Rational understanding of situation causes a person to act selfishly at the expense of Humankind. Irrational Anger leads to Altruism, while Rationalism leads to Selfishness.
A Roman slave joining Spartacus Rebellion in 72 BCE, a Russian serf joining Pugachev rebellion in 1773, or an American professor who criticizes Liberalism in USA 2021 have all shown defiance toward strong and cruel oppressors. Their acts of rebellion could not improve their lot in any way. Nevertheless, all three of them weaken Tyranny and help Humankind.
