Why Do We Have Wars?
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Why do we have wars and the mass killings and destruction they engender? Men. Power hungry men who see violence as a means to an end. An end they desire, with their cabal in power. Why do we have wars? A current example of this is the Russian invasion of Ukraine, where Mr Putin’s trying to take control, by force, of a neighbouring country. There is no valid justification for killing people, whatever the political situation. Many of us shrug our shoulders and say, well, that is how the world has always been. Perhaps, but it is not good enough and we should never stop striving to progress beyond this reversion to violence and brute force.
“The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) verified a total of 39,081 civilian casualties during Russia’s invasion of Ukraine as of October 31, 2024. Of them, 26,919 people were reported to have been injured. However, OHCHR specified that the real numbers could be higher.
After Russia annexed Crimea in 2014, Ukraine has seen a military conflict between the government and the Russia-supported separatist regions of Donetsk and Luhansk. OHCHR estimates that between 14,200 and 14,400 people, including civilians and military personnel, were killed in relation to that conflict from April 14, 2014, to December 31, 2021. Of them, at least 3,400 were civilians. “
In comparison, the IDF in Gaza has killed more than 45, 000 Palestinians in 14 months of war.
– (https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/12/16/death-toll-from-israels-war-on-gaza-tops-45000)
Why Do We Buy & Sell Sex?
Why do we have prostitution and the commodification of sex in the world? Men. This is a demand driven business being serviced primarily by women under the auspices of pimps and those in the commercial sex sector. Prostitution is known as the oldest profession in existence and for much of that time has been illegal. Why has it continued? Because men want it to, whether they be punters, police, politicians, and those in power, more generally, they maintain it. Sex, when it is truly making love is a beautiful magical thing, outside of this it is empty and second rate. Selling sex is rarely a good thing.
“Rod Olsen has co-owned a busy brothel, Club Pleasure in southeast Melbourne, since 2013, and used to manage it. He said the day-to-day operating of the business is much more “boring” than most people think.
That’s because the sex industry in Australia is tied up in red tape, with sex service premises facing fines and closure if they don’t carefully follow a strict set of rules.
“You have to jump through hoops every year to keep your license,” Mr Olsen said. “
“The market size, measured by revenue, of the Brothel Keeping and Sex Worker Services industry was $214.2m in 2023.
The market size of the Brothel Keeping and Sex Worker Services industry increased 19.5% in 2023.
The market size of the Brothel Keeping and Sex Worker Services industry in Australia has grown 4.2% per year on average between 2018 and 2023.”
Why Do We Have The Rich & Poor?
Why do we have wealth inequality, which is becoming more extreme? Men. Men are in power everywhere you look. They are the bankers, the world leaders, the police chiefs, the business leaders and they make the rules. Sure, there are a smattering of women bosses here and there but men are, by far, in control of things. Inequality drives crime, poor health, addictions, and disenfranchises citizens from their communities. Inequality hurts children more than any other part of the demographic. If Elon Musk has a greater worth than many other nations let alone millions and millions of ordinary people – what does that tell us about the world? In the United States, they will not elect a woman president. Indeed, Donald Trump a convicted criminal has defeated women presidential candidates both times to achieve the highest office in the land. What does that infer about the most powerful country on earth? Power remains in male hands.
“The differences between the average incomes of low, middle and high-income households in Australia are large. Someone in a household that falls in the highest 20% income group has more than twice the average disposable income of the middle 20% income group and six times as much as someone in the lowest 20% income group. The average income of the middle income group is almost three times that of the lowest income group.
At the top end, income is even more heavily concentrated. The average income of the highest 5% income group is nearly four times the income of the middle 20% and nine times that of the lowest 20% income groups; while the average income of the highest 1% income group is almost three times that of highest 20% income group. People in the highest 20% income group receive 42% of all national income, which is more than the share of the lowest 60% combined. People in the lowest 20% receive only 6% of all household income, while the second lowest 20% receive 12%.”
Why Do We Have Domestic Violence?
Why is Domestic Violence (DV) still at crisis levels in our wealthy Western societies? Men. Men commit acts of violence upon their partners and former partners well above that of women. 75% of reported incidents of DV are committed by men against women. The level of unreported acts would be, I suspect, much higher again. DV remains sticky in our communities because men are in power and they tolerate it. Most of the police forces are made up of men and have been since their beginnings. Similarly, the judicial system as a whole has been predominantly male for centuries. Men see things according to their cultural preconditioning and gender stereotypes. The lack of specific training in this area has been woefully inadequate for the longest time. Yes, there are small steps in the right direction happening but we are coming from a very low base. Getting men out of the positions of authority when dealing with DV is the only way to accelerate positive change. Why do we have wars? A war on women?
“1 in 6 women have experienced physical or sexual violence by a current or former partner, while for men it is 1 in 16. 75% of victims of domestic violence reported the perpetrator as male, while 25% reported the perpetrator as female. Overall, 1 in 5 women and 1 in 20 men have experienced sexual violence.”
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