Tidy Endings: An ideal we should work towards

Is society responsible for helping its members escape poverty?

What should be done about poverty?

In this post, I will try to:

1. Discuss what I have learned from this blog.

2. Discuss the existence of a solution.

Poverty has existed a long time, and I feel as if it is safe to say that the argument of poverty has existed just as long. But if this argument has existed so long, why is it still around? Why hasn’t it been solved? Why are we still arguing about it?

One of the problems is that the current ways of debating and arguing lead to only more debate. When one side “wins”, the argument is not finished. The “losing” side just argues louder and more frequently. If the losing side then wins out, the roles are simply reversed.

It is interesting to note that both sides think they are 100% true and right. Their side is the good side. And the other side is evil. Since the opposition is evil, any compromise with the opposition would be considered negotiation and coalescing with immorality.

So if one side “wins” the argument a WIN/LOSE scenario exists.

If the argument simply continues as is with people apathetic to seek real change, a LOSE/LOSE condition prevails.

If there is compromise, a LOSE/LOSE situation exists.
What should be done to bring about a WIN/WIN state?

My assignment for this post is to find a solution to the problem. I don’t know if that’s possible. My mind has been continually shaken and challenged this semester, so I want a solution, I want resolution. I want a nice and tidy ending. I don’t want to win the argument. I want to bring about an end to the argument. So again, HOW? How do I become an authority over an argument?

TOWARDS

I have only been taught to move towards being an authority. No agreements were made, promising me that I would be an authority come December.

I don’t have a solution. However, I know how to work towards the solution.

This is not a nice and tidy ending.

If good is seen as something completely devoid of evil, then neither side is good. They are both evil. Both sides are presumptuous, biased, and contain numerous jumps in logic. Both sides have to take responsibility for their own mistakes. Both sides have to realize that they are attempting to withhold a response to the things for which they are responsible. They way to move towards solving the problem is to take both sides through a set of steps (13 steps), so they will realize their own presumptions, just as I have. Both sides are responsible for different things. Until both sides see this, the argument and debate will not end. Once both sides see there fallacies, they will BEGIN to work towards solving the problem.

My ultimate conclusion

There is no attainable solution. We, however, must work TOWARDS the solution.

If I was the dad of two sons arguing over a toy, I think I would point out how dumb my children’s arguing was and try an show them how they are not individually entitled to the toy.

Once this sense of entitlement is gone, the children will no longer argue for the toy.

Once this sense of entitlement is gone, the argument will be gone.

No one will argue for something that they don’t deserve or know is false.

William Wallace