Empire of Sharks

"In times of conflict between nations, we still default to answering perceived threats with threats, developing weapons of mass destruction, and training people to use them against others whom we regard as enemies. Many social reformers tried to solve problems of crime within the framework of the monetary system by building more prisons and enacting new laws. There was a gun legislation and a “three times and you’re out” provision in an attempt to govern crime and violence. This has accomplished little, yet requests for funding to build more prisons and hire more policemen fare better in legislatures and voting referendums than do pleas for education or aid to the poor. Somehow in an era of plenty, we have meanly approved punishment as an answer to all problems. One symptom of insanity is repeating the same mistake over and over again and expecting a different outcome. Our society is, in this sense, truly insane."