Time of the year: spring, especially March
Time of the day: depends what day it is. It it's a Sunday then the morning is the best part, but during the week... Probably lunch time at school ^_^
Today in French our teacher asked us to raise up our hand if we think that there is a problem with the environment/society. I think I was the only one who didn't. When he asked me why I didn't put my hand up I replied, saying that, in my opinion, our world is perfect the way it is. Everyone was quite shocked and several people came up to me after class to ask me if I really think of it this way. Maybe, a lot of people don't understand that we can't live in a "perfect" utopia where no one is unhappy or discriminated against. Yes, there is war, hunger and injustice, but it doesn't mean that our world is flawed. In my opinion, we can't change much because discrimination and prejudice is human nature. Even if the human race was (somehow) to achieve "perfection", imagine how boring and dull our world would be. We can't make anyone happy no matter how hard we try.
David was going on about how Tinbite doesn't believe in dinosaurs and everyone found it really strange. Well, guess what, I don't believe in dinosaurs either. After trying to explain my views to other people, I realised how strange my understanding of the creation of the world is. I guess after studying religion, my views have widened and I no longer believe in well-known theories even if they are backed up by science. It seems like I have "trust issues" since I sometimes wonder if there is any proof of that the world actually exists.
After being critisised by several people at break, I went to my history class where we were discussing politics and what it means to be right- or left-winged. I started thinking what kind of leader I would be if I were to rule a country. I guess the politics of my country would be somewhere between communism and fascism (even though they might seem like complete opposites of each other), but more so communism. I remembered "Escape from Camp 14" and the way the camp was ruled. In a way, you could argue that it was a perfect society. Everyone was equal and obeyed strict rules; the punishment for those who disobeyed was cruel. Everyone was assigned jobs, so, in fact, there was no unemployment. Something else that existed was a hidden cast system. I think I would also include a cast system in my country if I ever had the chance to rule one because classing society is human nature and it would be a lot easier to avoid conflicts if there was a defined cast system. Another thing I liked about the way the camp was counselled was that there was no clear distinguishement between adults and children. The huge gap between adults and children in our society is just ridiculous. One last thing that I found good in the governing of the camp was that many people did not know about life outside its boundaries. They only looked inwards.
So, as you can see, my views vary once again. The cast system is something characteristical to right-wing politics and especially fascism. On the other hand, even if there is a cast system, there is some sort of equality amongst the people of the same cast, but equality is a characteristic of left-wing governments.
I am constantly contradicting myself for I never have an opinion of my own. I usually have two opinions so whenever I stick to one of them I feel as if I am a hypocrite.
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