A few times I got into a debate with younger colleagues and friends who have smaller children...
What is their thinking about politics, ecology, environmental protection in the country where we live?
What do they think we should leave to our children and the generations that come after us?
What kind of country, what kind of nature, earth, what kind of air, water, forests and grass...
I think they don't care too much, as if they are slightly drugged and don't see what's going on around us.
I was an activist in the past, went to protests and eco-guards, collected garbage in nature...
Now, as an older young men 🙂, I am no longer worthy to be a leader, but I am here to join them, if they lead...
About the situation in the world, they say, probably like most people in the world, "so what we can do is far away...".
And they don't understand how small the world is and how quickly that situation can spread to the region or even the whole world. ..
What to do? The fact is that the strongest countries in the world decide on the future of humanity, so it is important that the population of those largest countries in the world choose their leaders wisely, who, by their actions, cut the hat for all of us... They enter into conflicts, they support them, they do not prevent them, they leave agreements on the fight against climate change, on nuclear weapons...
We need to make wise choices and support the right leaders, otherwise we are close to ruin...
You're right, your last line particularly, but I also think there's so few leaders (politicians) out there who gain enough support to do much good. Also, once people get into power, those with all the good intentions, they seem to change and focus more on feathering their own nest and those of their buddies. Humans don't seem to be on a good path generally, irrespective of their leaders. I think the world is going to be a terrible place in 50 years...I'll be dead so I won't have to worry about it. I'll be somewhere saying, I told you so. (Or I'll be nowhere depending on what comes after death.)
No matter how righteous a politician is, he easily slips and drowns in the mass of all the others... We had one after 2000. who did not want to side with such political scum at any cost, so he was assassinated in 2003. That's when I knew that in our country, an uncertain, dark future was upon us.
Yep, assassinations happen, probably more often than we realise. Greed is a powerful force and the actions people take because of it are often reprehensible.