Dear Editor:
The opinion of authority is not enough for one to agree to the bounds in which they are expected to exist. The patriarchal system is unjust, it promotes a dated ideology that advantages the already advantaged.
The state does not protect those in need of protection, does not aid those in need of aid, does not manage what needs to be managed and does not fight the important fights. My dispute of the mess that is the Western world’s political impediments is indefinite. I believe that the government is stuck in the past. Governments are corrupt, this is true, power gets abused, the wrong people are punished, justice does not always get served. But for that, I fail to produce a solution.
What I can say is that the patriarchy and the social contracts that exist within our society have not evolved at the same pace as us. The concerns about the suspension of humankind’s right to liberty, privacy and security stem from the wrongdoings of an outdated government.
There was a time for subtle change, that time has passed. We need considerable adjustments made to our state that benefit all of society. The Canadian constitution is nearly two centuries old, the American constitution nearly three. Think about just how much is different then versus now, how much society has advanced, revised, innovated, diversified and transformed.
The government is not evil, that is not what I am arguing. We simply live in a world where leaders are restricted to legislation that no longer aligns with present day civilization. Changes are necessary, they were necessary decades ago.
It is up to us to hold our leaders accountable for these needs, and to help realign sovereignty with the demands of today’s world.
Charlotte Berry,
11th Grade, CWDHS,
Centre Wellington