SHARE Magazine January 2018 | Page 4

SHARE | MAGAZINE Vo l u m e 6 - I s s u e 1 EDITORIAL About Us Tracing The Truth Where do we draw the line? W We are now living In a world of redefined values and attitudes that have destabilised society on foundational issues that were once based on fixed principles such as: Marriage, Gender, Sexuality and Truth. “We have sacrificed the truth and clarity on the altar of human autonomy.” What do you do when there is no standard, no rules, no absolutes, no guard rails, no barriers? What do you do when there is no formula or standard of deviation? We know truth exists but we choose to ignore it if we can’t get what we want. Everyone does what seems right in their own eyes. If all do as they see fit without due consideration of its consequences how sustainable is this? determined by laws passed by Judicial review but without national consensus. Western culture is now one of confusion - no clear moral guidelines. Preference, choice and instant gratification is exalted over principle and truth. The fallacy of freedom Free speech doesn’t mean the right to abuse people who don’t agree with you. When did being cruel and unkind become so popular? Today, especially on social media it is increasingly acceptable. Millennial men express new found freedom showing a growing interest in cosmetic surgery. That is also closely followed by a trendy obsession with feminine clothes, high end designers are now putting men in ‘feminised’ clothes claiming to be breaking men out of a box. Male rompers, lace, see through shorts is the latest controversial trend. I ask you readers if a cow is a COW AND A BULL is a bull, where is the box as long as the cow and the bull are allowed to function as they were designed to? The problem is when everyone who is a law unto himself clashes with each other how do we deal with the spate of aggression and violence? The ‘hero complex’ fills the vacuum in times of crisis; we look for a ‘man of steel’ and a ‘wonderwoman’ to swoop in What does Gender neutrality and save the day. Usually our politicians who mean? fail us repeatedly as they have no moral core Instead of telling the truth that men and or clear vision for tomorrow either. women are functionally different by design we try to turn men into women and vice Alternative facts? Post truth? Where objective reason and facts are replaced versa, humanity is made subjugated to a race by appeals to emotion in shaping public of neutralised beings. How are we meant to opinion this mind set elevates personal function, who is guiding us through this new preferences o