Anger Vs Empathy

Could it be that society has it wrong?

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By Mike King

‘We are living in unprecedented times’ is the phrase we’re all loving to throw around right now. It peppers political speeches and attempts to infuse articles with grandiose meaning and importance. In a short space of time, platitudes such as this

have become trite. They’re clichés.

And the reason they have no meaning is that no longer will society be willing to listen to fake, empty statements without action being taken. In 2020 the world is afraid, and watches from the comfort of its global armchair as a vicious pandemic burns through its populations and leaves most of its leadership clambering to make the right decisions for the wellbeing of its people. Not to mention a deteriorating climate and natural world.

We are entering an age of anger. We are becoming enraged at how governments could be so ill-equipped to deal with a pandemic. We are furious at the lack of equipment to support frontline healthcare workers or funding to support those left without medical insurance, those without jobs, homes or even families. On top of this, our economies sit on a cliff-edge while highly successful and wealthy business leaders choose to approach our governments for bailouts and financial support.