There's nothing fundamentally wrong with people. Given a story to enact that puts them in accord with the world, they will live in accord with the world. But given a story to enact that puts them at odds with the world, as yours does, they will live at odds with the world. Given a story to enact in which they are the lords of the world, they will ACT like lords of the world. And, given a story to enact in which the world is a foe to be conquered, they will conquer it like a foe, and one day, inevitably, their foe will lie bleeding to death at their feet, as the world is now. Daniel Quinn
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"People are not inherently evil; they are the way they are because that's the way things are" (from The Secret of Shambhala). We can't change people; we can only change the world around them. If we're not happy with how things are, we can do our best to change them. For instance, if you're unhappy with how your community is run, you can run for office or even start your own community.

If you're unhappy with how the government is running, you can run for office. These are examples of people taking control of their worlds and making things better for themselves and others. But if there's no one to help us change things, then we must decide to do it ourselves.

Source: Ishmael

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