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H ow the Futur e W ill J udge Us
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H ow the Futur e W ill J udge Us HOW THE F UTU RE W IL L JU DGE U S 5
Thi s is a q ue stion tha t linge rs in any libe ra l- m inde d indi vidua l in soc ie ty . T he a cti vi tie s a nd
pr actic es tha t w e pa rtic ipa te in on a da ily ba sis how w ill the fut ur e ge nera tion perc eive us . T he re
m us t be a pe rc ept ion in which pr ofessor K wam e pr ese nt s hi s a rgum ent a bout the w hol e is sue . T hi s
is be caus e the re a re pr actic es tha t w e ta ke pa rt in toda y tha t w ill be que stiona ble for our fut ur e
ge nera tions . B eside s tha t, it’s a ls o a re pl ic a of w ha t re ally ha ppe ns w ith the c ur re nt ge nera tion on
the ba sis of the pa st pr actic es s uc h as be ating, hom osexua lity , and wate rboa rdi ng tha t w as a ccept ed
eve n by the C athol ic C hur ch. The re for e, in thi s re ga rd, it's im por ta nt tha t w e c ons ide r how w e
pr actic e.
T he fut ur e ge nera tion w ill ha ve que stions ove r c ur re nt issue s t ha t a re t aki ng pl ace i n s ocie ty
toda y. T hi s is be caus e jus t like a ny othe r pr actic es done in the pa st be ing que stion ed by the pr ese nt
ge nera tion; the re a re pr actic es w hich ha ve to be ta ke n int o cons ide ra tion in orde r to avoi d be ing
judge d in the fut ur e. For ins ta nc e, the re is the is sue a nd sta te of c ur re nt pr is ons . T he re is a good
pe rc ent age of the A meric an popul ation tha t is in cells . H ow eve r, the s ta te of the se c ells is w ant ing.
T hi s is e spe cia lly in case s of di sc rim ina tion, se xua l a bus e, and violenc e a ssoc ia te d with Americ an
cells . T he re for e, thi s is a good are a in which the fut ur e ge nera tion woul d be a bl e to judge us on
how we c oul d ha ve pos sibl y m ana ged t o s ta y w ith s uch c ondi tions in our soc ie ty .
B eside s th at, Prof . K wam e`s show s tha t the is sue of indus tr ia l m eat pr oduc tion is not
logi cal. T hi s is c om mon in mos t de velope d na tions w he re the re a re c anni ng fa c tor ie s a nd peopl e
ta ke the ir tim e e nj oyi ng the m eals m ade f rom the se indus tr ie s. H ow eve r, m os t of the pe opl e do not
want to disc us s the c ondi tions w he re the se a ni m als live . T he be st e xa mple be ing pig sta lls w he re it
a lw ays m ade up of inhum ane condi tions , large ly due to t he huge number of pigs invol ved i n the HOW THE F UTU RE W IL L JU DGE U S 5
produc tion indus tr y . T he re for e, it be com es a c ha lle nge to ha ve the se a ni mals ke pt in a c le an
envi ronm ent tha t c an be e ffe ctive . T hi s is a ls o a s im ila r c ase f or the c attle tha t a re ke pt in fe edl ots
which do not re fle ct the e xa ct e nvi ronm ent tha t pe opl e w oul d like to ha ve the ir food kept. In thi s
re ga rd, the f ut ur e ge nera tion woul d mos t like ly que stion us on how w e c oul d make f ood from s uc h
sta lls . I n t his r ega rd, m ost of the na tions have m ade suc h i ndus tr ie s i lle ga l.
A ddi tiona lly , the fut ur e ge nera tion will als o que stion us on how w e coul d be abl e to
ins titut iona liz e a nd keep the e lde rly in nur sing hom es. T he se a re pe opl e tha t re q ui re s uppor t, care
a nd love . T he se vi rtue s c an onl y be ob ta ine d from c los e re la tive s in soc ie ty . H ow eve r, w ith the
na tur e a nd kind of lif e tha t pe opl e live toda y, it ha s for ced the na tion to com e u p with a w ay in
w hich the e lde rly can be ta ke n care of . For ins ta nc e, a m ajor ity of the pe opl e w or k aw ay from
hom es thus m aki ng it di ffic ul t to ta ke c are of the e lde rly , nur sing hom es be com es the be st opt ion.
H ow eve r, the fut ur e ge nera tion might not be a bl e to unde rs ta nd how w e c oul d not be a bl e to
a lloc ate t im e f or our belove d fam ily m em be rs i n t heir ol d da ys, a tim e w hen t hey ne ede d us most.
A ppi ah us es hi s e m otiona l a ppe als s uc h tha t it be com es c le ar tha t s oc ie ty ha s a r ol e to play
to ens ure tha t the f ut ur e ge nera tion doe s not c onde mn us . T he us e of c om mon practic es c arrie d out
toda y is jus t a n is su e tha t indi cate s som ethi ng mus t be done to protect our im age for the ne xt
genera tion.
I n sum mary , agr ee w ith Appi ah` s a rgum ent tha t the c ur re nt ge nera tion will be c onde mne d
base d on the a ctivi ti e s tha t the y enga ge in toda y. T he re for e, it's im por ta nt tha t w e m ake c onc is e
de cis ions in or der t o a voi d m aki ng m is ta ke s t ha t m ight be que stione d by our fut ur e ge nera tions . HOW THE F UTU RE W IL L JU DGE U S 5
Refe re nc e
Appi ah, K . A. (2019) . How the fut ur e w ill j udge us. In D . U. Seyl er & A. B riz ee ( E ds .) Read,
R eas on, W rite : A n A rgum ent Text and R eade r (pp. 51 1-513) . New Y ork: M cG ra w H ill.
