Social Evolution
The theory of evolution has existed for many years. It is an idea of biological change that occurs to better adapt a life form to an environment.
Evolution is what scientists believe gave a tiger its claws, a human intelligence, etc. Although the theory has never been proven as fact, it is
highly praised at universities and thought of as truth.
However there is another side to evolution – that of social evolution; which is the change of social and behavioral patterns to better adapt to an
environment. It is this side evolution that forms bonds of friendship, ethics, morals, work habits, etc. It is what prompts us to hate an individual,
or be accepting of another person.
In times past the social structure in America was significantly more difficult than today. The amount of government programs that provided the poor
were virtually nonexistent, and handouts were looked down upon. The word debt carried with it connotations of disrespect, and was highly frowned upon
by the community at large. In order to survive, people had to work – or they simply fell by the way side into the oblivion of obscurity.
According to the popular theory of evolution – only the strongest survive, while the weak are weeded out and perish. But with social evolution the
exact opposite appears to be true; to a certain extent.
Our current body of government offers more social programs than ever before – providing for people who are too poor, have too many kids, are
disabled, are old, etc. These programs ensure that the poor, unfortunate, and disabled are provided a better life than they can provide for their
selves; or are willing to provide for their selves.
These social programs are truly beneficial to those who need them, but have been predicated upon by the bottom feeders who only seek to collect a
check.
This type of program has several effects on the three classes of the population.
The low class – Dependent upon government handouts to survive. They are usually born into a system that encourages deviant social behavior,
while discouraging personal advancement.
The Middle Class – This class of people is also considered the working class. Often times these families come from lower class families, and
have succeeded in making a better life for their selves. A typical work week consists of forty plus hours a week, while spending little time with the
family. This results in a child having to be raised by “the system” more than any parental unit. Studies have shown that children who are deprived
of parental contact begins to view the system as their parent – however subconsciously. Often times these children will remain middle class
citizens, or fall back to low class; thus repeating the cycle.
The Upper Class – also known as the elite, these people are our law makers, politicians, business owners, employers, etc. Save for the few
who escaped from low/middle class lifestyles, most of these people come from old money. As their money grows, so does the void that separates the
elite from their antithesis. Their vast wealth allows them to employee the lower class of people to their business – freeing the elite to raise
their own children, and spend more time with their families; allowing for a greater chance of success in their offspring.
The current social structure, which has been organized by the elite families of the world, rewards low class families for being lazy while ensuring
that the middle class will never escape from their routine – unless they get lucky.
So, like regular evolution, the strongest do indeed survive while the rest of the animals are picked off and kept oppressed.
Our social evolution has shown that given any situation, the majority will choose to be taken care of by a “parental figure” than work for their
selves. This has been accomplished by allowing programs that allow the undeserving survival. This has breed a generation of adult-children, who
can’t take care of their selves, and usually don’t want to take responsibility for their actions.
This type of social evolution makes the majority of the population slaves to a system. A system which uses them – a system that is ruled by the
strong.
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