Proclivities Towards Adversarial Perspectives Cannot Be Controlled By Peaceful Intentions

Submitted by M Tovey (United States), Oct 3, 2022 at 15:58

One of the lifetime lessons of this baby boomer's mortal tour of current history is that no matter the desires of many to lead peaceful lives, there are always those who are destined to seek the rebel's proclivity to 'go against the grain' and find the path to selfish ambitions and take what can be taken, no matter who or what is forced to pay the price. Hsitory is littered with the broken pieces of lives forfeited when these circumstances are engaged in multiple displays of out-of-control marauding hordes that are seen all to often. The rise and fall of empires are of such manifestations of mankind's worst apptitudes to tragic episodes of history.
This observer recalls when the leader of Egypt, Anwar Sadat, was assasinated in the most public way; and the perpetrators were supposedly in the ranks of the country's defense. Were these not MB?
Is it any wonder that they are not all that welcome in today's modern Egypt?
Yet, there are many that embrace this rebellion to peace, not merely here but, what of those who are invading the Ukraine? The same disregard for peaceful intentions is in full display: how are they different?

Note: Opinions expressed in comments are those of the authors alone and not necessarily those of Daniel Pipes. Original writing only, please. Comments are screened and in some cases edited before posting. Reasoned disagreement is welcome but not comments that are scurrilous, off-topic, commercial, disparaging religions, or otherwise inappropriate. For complete regulations, see the "Guidelines for Reader Comments".