Hobbes

It is 5:47am (cst)I have been up most of the night. I am really getting ready to start college again in hopes of earning my Master's Degree. I have been doing a little prep-work for one of my classes...I ran across the definition of Hobbes (you know the philosopher). It is interesting: try putting Hobbes as a politician in today's society. He is an English materialist and political philosopher who advocated absolute sovereignty as the only kind of government caused by the selfishness of human beings. Hobbes was basically people should pursue what ever and defend their own interests--solitary, poor, nasty and brutish. However our founding fathers -- embraced John Locke's work -- unalienable rights -- with some restrictions to individual rights to maintain democracy. Question to think about? Have we allowed too much materialism to be interjected in our lives? and if so, Have we become too selfish as human beings in defending our personal interest and not what is best for all of our brethren? Have we all become solitary, poor, nasty and brutish? TIME TO TAKE A STAND AND STEP OUT OF THE NORMS OF THE POLITICAL BOX. We are all in the same boat together. UNITED WE STAND...LET US NOT BE DIVIDED WE FALL! Maybe the one good quality I do posses is the ability to want us to really think about what we read. Then we should sit down, think about it and ask ourselves honestly "Why do I think this way?" (a) Is it because I was raised this way? (b) Did I pick up this thinking form school? Honesty in ourselves is something that is often taken for granted--especially when it comes to people wanting certain material things in life.