Rank-Ordering the World's Biggest Problems (5):
Biggest problem to least biggest problem:
1) War on Terrorism
Exist's because: Main reason is ignorance and groups that have an extremist mindset.
2) Discrimination
Exist's because: Past prejudices / racism / sexist / age.
3) Cops that are not as fair and injustice / Police brutality
Exist's because: We are obviously not choosing the people who are supposed to represent justice properly.
4) College is too expensive in the US
Exist's because: Everything costs money when it comes to education, other countries practically have universities for free (esp. in Europe).
5) Animal cruelty / Meat in America is not processed in natural/humane ways - cruel
Exist's because: Because people are not at the point of evolution where they will understand that animals and humans are present in this world together and not here for our disposal or entertainment (ex: bull fighting, dog fighting).
We eat way too much meat so animals have to be injected with hormones and steroids and other unnatural chemicals to speed up production.
Most possible solution to implement to least possible:
1) College is too expensive in the US
Solution: Put more of our nation's federal funding toward's university education and research.
2) Animal cruelty / Meat in America is not processed in natural/humane ways - cruel
Solution: Make no exception laws preventing animal cruelty rather that just a fine or minor punishment. Place and emphasis on the importance of animal cruelty and weigh the consequences more heavily. Put a quota on how many preservatives may be used as well as end mass production of animal's that are being used just at our disposal in unnecessarily large quantities.
3) Cops that are not as fair and injustice / Police brutality
Solution: Cop's should go through more personality tests and have a three strike rule stating that with any act of injustice will force you to resign. Especially when they cannot explain themselves or have valid reasoning for shooting a child or arresting a person, especially when it's a matter of race.
4) War on Terrorism
Solution: Education. Educating the world more as much as possible, especially in second and third world country. Education and good behavior is positively correlated.
5) Discrimination
Solution: Equalize everything. Nothing or nobody should be looked at less due to a part of them that is not tangible.
Reflecting on my list of the World's 5 biggest problem's in my eyes, I notice that a lot of it comes from change with you and I. The People. Obviously, topics like terrorism and discrimination will be harder to implement change as it is not in someone's control. It will take time and changing of mindsets and perspectives to end discrimination. However, things like animal cruelty and cheaper education can be more easily attainable.
I really liked your list and how varied it was. Oftentimes a lot of the issues that we as a society encounter are interrelated and would more or less have a domino effect if they were to be solved, such as income inequality, hunger, college tuition being expensive, etc. I enjoyed reading your solutions as well as they were practical and easily implementable. I also agree that things need to change and hopefully soon we can see some of these solutions come to fruition. If you want to read my blog, it can be found here: http://ruben-s-castro.blogspot.com/2016/01/top-5-world-problems.html
ReplyDeleteHi Jessica! I noticed our posts were very different. I think you focused on some of the biggest problems in first world countries such as the United States. I have to disagree, I do not believe any of the issues you mentioned are some of the biggest problems in the world, but I believe they are very relevant as the biggest problems in our country. For my post, I focused on more global issues such as starvation, poverty, lack of clean drinking water, ect.. which I believe are more much more problematic than racism, animal cruelty, and police brutality. I do respect those issues, however, and I agree with your ranking of which ones are more easily solved than the other. In my opinion, the way meat is processed is irrelevant when most people in the world do not get to eat meat that is processed, or they do not get to eat meat at all. It's interesting when we take a step back and realize how small our problems are compared to some of the problems people in less developed countries are facing. Check out my post if you want,
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