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对不起,公告看得不仔细,重新贴了
15.The stability of a society depends on how it responds to the extremes of human behavior.
More precisely speaking, response of a society to extreme behaviors can have a great influence to its stability although not the only determinative factor. Before discussing, I must first definite some words in this issue. First, “response” should cover several levels such as: sentiment, attitude, as well as action—measures. And the response of a society can come from both the authority or influential group and the general public. Besides, “stability” must be judged in the long term: a static appearance with latent crisis is not really stable.
I will begin with the relation between stability and extreme behavior. A stable society must be one that develops in balance which means considering all aspects without extremity. By contrast, a turbulent society is often characterized by the prevalence of some extreme behavior: uncontrolled violence, excessive zealotry, terrorism and something like that. Extreme behaviors, if not all, can lead to(be the important cause of) instability. For this reason, the attitude and measures towards extreme behaviors are very essential to keep a society stable.
Secondly, I will concern the relation between prevalence of certain behaviors and the public attitude towards them. The right recognition and attitude toward extreme behavior can promote stability. The threshold for people to take extreme action largely lies in their attitude and value, which in turn can be shaped or strengthened by the outer intentional preachment in addition to culture background. When extreme behaviors such as body bombing, bloody reprisal are advocated and adored or even worshiped as heroism, the reproach in mind will be compensated or eliminated. Such public response will facilitate the dissemination of extreme behaviors in society and thus the threat towards stability and the tragedy results of these behaviors will accumulate and eventually destruct stability. On the other hand, in countries that repulse and reprimand violence, out of consideration of either politics or morality, people will incline to first choose the way of conversation. This kind of public opinion provide a appropriate soil for stability because it give an advantage to the probability to settle conflict more mildly or smoothly and even if there are some oscillations it will be under control.
Whatever the response in attitude is, it must combine with action response to solve the problem of extreme behavior. In spite of above discussing, I must emphasize there’s no fixed model or simple measure that guarantee stability. Neither all peaceful response will bring peace nor must all forcible measures deteriorate the condition. As in the case of international terrorism, condemns extensively stated can limit supports to and cooperation with terrorists. But there must actions. Nowadays, economic measures can be incredible effective in some cases; education is always the most profound and long-term one; meanwhile, army and police is still necessary for a country’s safe and order. In the same time peaceful measure does not equal to indulgence, such appeasement policy as in World War II did not bring peace but incubate a larger disaster.
Last but not least, responses are by no means the only factor determining the stability: the policy of the authority, the economic condition, the conflict among profit groups can also impact the stability of a society.
Summarily, extreme behavior can lead to instability and the spread of the former can be strengthened or weakened by response in public attitude. The form of action responding to extreme behavior must accord to the real condition in order to keep the stability. |
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