Political decision-making

Sir

There are people in this world who just do not want to know about the bad things in this life and what the future holds for humankind. Some even believe also naively that an omnipotent creator will come to our rescue as a species, but where we are no different to any other living organism other than that we are the so-called intelligent species. They basically stick their heads in the sand and just do not want to know. But when it comes to intelligence I do not believe that we can call ourselves intelligent beings, for we will be the prime reason for our demise in this century. With global population rising between 76 and 80 million a year, which equates to between 9.9 billion 10.1 billion by 2050, there is no doubt that this will cause unimaginable pressures on our very existence. But I believe also that as humans multiply they will not decline in numbers but increase even more and above these numbers, as there will be more people to create even more of our species. Indeed, as economics will rule the world there is no doubt also that very major conflicts will emerge through the dictum of the survival of the fittest.

Therefore world leaders will have to become more realistic in what the world will be like in a mere four decades from now and take their heads out of the sand before they finally realise that it is far too late to do anything about it. If the oil crisis is anything to go by, where they have known that oil has been running out since the 1960s with no pre-planning being put in place whatsoever for this eventual dire problem, I give no confidence at all that they will avert a world consumed by conflict, famine and a constantly degenerating standard of life for humans, particularly in the West where we are now in socio-economic decline. Therefore it is time that our political classes really did get their heads out of the sand and understood the reality of what the future world holds under their present unintelligent decisions making process.

Dr David Hill

World Innovation Foundation
Bern, Switzerland

Responses to Hershman

There were a number of responses to Gabriel Hershman’s English Angle column entitled “Chuck the guns” (The Sofia Echo, April 28). Here are some:

I hardly think you are alone in your thinking changing as you grow older. I’m merely 28, but I’m a far cry from the liberal bleeding heart I was as a young student. It’s far more apparent to me now what the effects are of the lack of a moral compass, as you put it. When someone does wrong by you, you need to stand up for yourself and let them know in no uncertain terms that what they are doing is unacceptable. And if the only way to do that is to indicate your ability and willingness (by way of a firearm) to make sure that they get the message, I see nothing wrong with that.

James

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When I read this today I just couldn’t even believe it. What a wonderful essay. You actually define the freedom as I view it here in America. Like all freedoms, it has its ups and downs but it is absolutely necessary. Charlton Heston clearly understood that also. Very nice job.

Rick G

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It’s refreshing to hear such reasonable opinions about guns and crime coming from the other side of the pond. Keep up the excellent writing, sir.

Adam