Jersey and Roan, I agree with you aout the power of directed compassion. It can be said that mankind, moreso than any other species, has the greatest potential for amassing huge amounts of goodwill and kindness. However, we seem to do so only when there is a large event, a "lightning rod" that allows us to direct the goodwill in all of us onto a single cause. These lightning rods do not last long, and thank goodness for that. These causes are always short lived and very fatal to those involved. So can a government create such an event to unite all the people? Some would say this has been done before, and likewise are called conspiracy theorists, but I digress. Mankind loves to be gratly compassionate in short doses. Likewise, I see no way in which a Sovereign could create a lighting rod strong enough and long lasting enough to unite all of humanity.
Concerning the traits of envy and competition, these things are, to quote Sean, "are here for the long haul." These things do infact prohibit us from uniting as a race, but they are going to stay with us until our end. Therefore, we must learn to live with this injury in order to survive. The Leviathon does not work as a cane to help us through this injury, since it limits personal freedom, is easily corruptible, and is ineffective in preventing crime as well as other things stated by my fellow classmates. Therefore we must live with the "Hobbes Six" that keep us from uniting.
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