Thought process

A regime change can seldom be brought about by outside interests and foreign invaders when an ambitious emperor, a military dictator, a powerful warlord, or a spiritual leader rules a country with an iron fist. There is no right way to effect a peaceful change that is considered wrong by a ruler. It depends on the perception of different individuals what is right or wrong.The failure to establish sustainable government changes that are accepted by the majority of the citizens of a country are numerous. Israel, Iraq, and Afghanistan are the most current examples of meddling by foreign interests that will not be able to negotiate peaceful solutions.

Generally the answer is got from the societal laws or the prevalent practices or thought process. Even if the issue is resolved the fact remains that to do a wrong thing the ways and means that have to be adopted invariably start falling into the category of what we will call wrong from the societal framework. But still if we do decide that the end result that we willingly want is wrong there can be a systematic way of getting it executed and hence now we have a right way in which we finally did a wrong thing! So, in the end the question rounds up to what is right and what is wrong? If the means that we used to do a wrong thing are right to our mind then we very well have a right way to do a wrong thing.

There is no right way to rob a bank using a gun. There is no right way to have a love affair with someone who isn’t your spouse. The is no right way to “con” an investor out of his money.

Only as a consequence of World War II, were significant regime changes possible in Germany, Japan, and Italy. Other negotiated political solutions brought unhappiness to satellite countries in Eastern Europe and in the Soviet Union. The brutality and injustice of regimes in Somalia, the Sudan, Zimbabwe, and Burma are ignored for the moment. Verbal denouncements of the leaders of these countries are useless because there is no “right” way to influence corrupt and arrogant leaders to change.

Is there a “right” way to execute a convicted murdered or a serial killer?

Lot of time people justify violent act or behavior by attaching a back story to it. For example, Naxalite movement in India. Human right people clamor of state wrong doing and justify in some way the violent means employed by Naxalites to fight for their right. Like Mahatma Gandhi said, “An eye for an eye will make the whole world blind.” A wrong done to somebody does not justify the violence and hooliganism of the victim. Another example would be – A guy, who has molested a girl, reasons for his act that the girl by her revealing clothes and promiscuous expressions were leading him on to do exactly like what he did but it will not justify his own weakness in character and moral degradation. This reason stated by the guy can never be the plausible explanation of his act. For whatever reason, people and corporations continue not to “do the right thing.” The allegations against Enron, WorldCom, Adelphi, and other corporations have shaken the very foundation of  financial institutions, eroded investor confidence..

t.jpgIs there a “right” way to sanction Iran where the people won’t bear the brunt of the action taken by foreign interests? Is there a “right” way to end the negative effects of tenure in our educational system?

Why do humans believe there is a “right” way to do everything? There may be a better way to do certain things, depending on how a person defines the word “better” in any context. Likewise, depending on how you define the word “wrong,” how does society know what is the “right” way to treat “wrong-doers?” How can humans determine the “right” way to make the “punishment fit the crime?”

Conventional wisdom is a poor advisor, and metaphors are frequently inadequate. What was the “right” thing to do years ago is often laughed at now. What is the “right” food to eat, the “right” amount of exercise, the “right” attire for a special event, and the “right” education for our youth are determinations arbitrarily made which may be based of faulty, inaccurate, and manipulated data.With the ubiquitousness of the Internet, the easy accessibility to those who desire to ruin someone’s credibility, and the unscrupulousness of scam artists, can Internet subscribers be confident that the information being disseminated is reliable, accurate, and factual? Who really knows?

There is a way to effect change, but it may not be the “right” way. It is to become so successful in doing something well that others want to copy your procedures, methods, and processes. It is a gradual, long term solution, however, and humans are rarely patient.

“Live and let live” is still the best conventional wisdom. Are some folks in foreign locations going to be abused, violated, harmed, and killed? Of course, but that’s the result of obeying Law of the Jungle: the powerful enjoy certain privileges. Is it our job or our responsibility to try to halt the consequences of Nature’s basic law?

When there is no right way to do a wrong thing, the first thing humans should do is try to form a consensus about what are the wrongs that can’t be righted immediately. There are many wrong ways to do what we believe is a right thing!

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