Human beings have spread over the globe more than most other animals. It has been a struggle. The will to expand and use new possibilities is a positive force.
But sometimes it turns destructive. Where is the line between the constructive and the destructive?
It would be nice to find such a line, in a world which is more open than before. The potential for abuse is big, and the traditional power structures are challenged. It would be nice if we had a global power structure based on compassion rather than force or money.
But is it realistic? Will not boys always be boys and step over any lines?
If we have artificial lines, they will be passed. But there are existential lines we should not play with. Or else, we could arrange for reservations for suicide bombers killing themselves in good order, unable to create harm for others.
We have freedom of expression, and if we use that for expressing destructive ideas we will self destruct.
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