Reading in between the lines of human nature and society. What I’ve deduced from this hubbub of an Edward Snowden story.

Don’t automatically assume that anyone in a position of power is righteous. The figure of speech “position of power” is actually quite relative and its strength comes from perception. Of course, we want to believe we live in a democratic society, one where we consciously chose the person to become our representative in a centralized government. Unfortunately, because human nature is actually more like animal, primal nature, corruption ALWAYS settles in to those who now believe themselves to be special because they’ve been chosen. At least back in the past, when dictators and kings took the throne, they believed themselves to be supreme. They didn’t need a whole flock of sheeple to reinforce it.

So the modern consensus is that in order to empower oneself, one must go where the “power” lies. As such, jobs such as policemen, politicians, law enforcement, etc., will be very enticing to these hopeless crowds. In reality, people who become government officials, law enforcement, feds, they’re just regular people but have some kind of power trip. It’s not like in Men in Black where the best of the best are secretly recruited. In real life, you apply for these things just like a job, and you take all your baggage with you. So if there are any errors in the system, it’s mostly human error or flaw. A racist system is because it’s run by racist people. A poor system is because greedy people run it. Isn’t this perfect logic? That’s why throwing out words like “the government” makes it seem like it’s a mystical, non-human entity. It is not. The government is people.

There’s this understanding, in smalltown America, that policemen tend to abuse their wives. There’s that power-hungry cue. It’s a fact that some poor people become cops because they believe they are doing their communities a service. Then there are those that become cops because they have a misguided perception of what it represents: if I become one of them, then maybe they won’t come after me. It’s a very sycophantic motive. And that’s what the human motive is, isn’t it? Much like an animal.

Otherwise, there are those who believe they are entitled to positions of power because their ancestors were there. As though it was their birthright. Policemen in the family. Politicians putting their own children into office as an act of nepotism. So on and so forth. It’s all very self-serving.

And when it comes to minorities, it’s usually a minority who sells his own people out to cover his own butt. For example, a minority who becomes a policeman so he can abuse or bully his fellow minority in his community. He therefore sets himself as the middleman between the “power” and the “weak”. As a self-serving act, at the least, in his logic, he is at the top of the weak pile. But at least his lips are wrapped about the police force’s throbbing, enticing dick. Pardon my hyperbole.

It’s not that they are righteous. They want to justify their actions. They usually are not good people. And the good ones are usually outnumbered by the bad ones.

So when real injustice occurs, and people wonder why law enforcement or government officials sit by twiddling their thumbs, it’s because they don’t give a rats ass about justice. They’re only out for themselves. That’s a very animalistic thing to do. But, at the same time, it’s human. But what separates a human from an animal is learning to evolve.

What happens after you’ve ensured that everyone else is dead and you’re the sole survivor? Get might lonely, doesn’t it? What “lower” animal will you eat? Did you become a better person? Are you the better person for outliving the rest?

Was it worth it?