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By: Hontonnu Moses
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| Hontonnu Moses |
Sardonically, the world has not been emancipated or freed from the age-old phenomena that have come to inhabit our society.
The unimaginable chaos or rancour that has painted and dotted every part of our society, has ignited fear in the hearts of the masses.
Does our clamour for peaceful co-existence among fellow countrymen still hold a high priority in our minds as to how an ideal society should be promoted, or has it probably been misplaced?
In view of the rising trend of political and social unrest, the world is responding to a threat to peace and orderliness in the society of men.
I will borrow these words from sociology that say the world is changing in a linear, dialectical, and cyclical pattern.
However, there is no doubt that the world is ever changing, and as this change is surfacing across the whole earth, it also comes with a wave of vulnerability, constituting shocks and strains within and beyond our immediate environment.
Historically, the world has incurred countless wars, causing so many irreparable loss of lives and property. The first world war of 1914–1918 and the second world war of 1939–1945 are widely known and prevalent in several academic and social discourses.
There were several wars that came to play in many countries, like Cuba, where a young and selfless Fidel Castro led the struggle to ousted the regime of Batista Fulgencio several years ago; also, the Russia-Ukraine War, the second Congo War, the Afghanistan War, the Yemen Civil War, the Syria War, and many others.
It's interesting to note that, man is the product of society, and society is the product of man. This implies that, we cannot isolate "man" from "society" and "society" from "man".
However, social institutions, social structures, social values, norms, and orders are by-products of man. In the same vein, the wars and commotions between nations do not just come to play, they are influenced my man, caused by many factors, including political, economic, socio-cultural, and many others.
Conclusively, the world has encountered so much social and political unrest for several centuries, where countries in Africa, Eastern Asia, Latin America, the Middle East, and many others were dominated by some superpowers like the USA, Russia, France, Britain, Germany, and many others.
These countries were monopolised economically and politically, war was only their best option to break out from their colonisation!
More importantly, there's a need for world leaders, international institutions, or organisations to know that settling disputes and promoting peace among nation-states shouldn't always be a demonstration of military power if truly the world still wants peace and unity.
Hontonnu Moses, is a Political analyst, a Graduate of Political science.