AUGMENTED REALITY
Jealousy generates progress
Neg. 1st speaker
Good afternoon. History is the best proof of all the atrocities caused by jealousy. The Bible tells of the first murder in the world. Cain was jealous because God favoured his brother Abel, and he murdered Abel. He was thus condemned to a life of suffering. Jealousy led to his sibling rivalry, broken family and miserable life.
Moving on to Ancient Greece, Greek states were jealous of Athens's great achievements in literature and art, and started the Peloponnesian War, ending the Golden Age of Greece. In other words, jealousy marked the destruction of a flourishing culture and civilisation, and a torn nation.
In the 1910's, countries fought for colonies and rival-armed camps were formed. Jealousy arose between many countries in their bitter armament races. The outcome? World War One, in which 10 million men lost their lives in a horrific 5 years of bloodshed.
And just last May, the world was shocked by the Colorado Massacre. Two boys, jealous of the popularity of the jocks in their school, killed 13 schoolmates before committing suicide. Jealousy was one of the roots of the crazed murders.
In the clinical sense, jealousy has been proven to make a person resentful, angry, violent, and socially isolated. These emotional swings are seriously disrupting to social and marital relationships. Jealousy destroys precious human bonds.
In the timeline of the world, jealousy has generated nothing but evil, evil and more evil. War, hatred, destruction, death. Progress indeed. Thank you.
(Back to our side of the globe, Mao Ze-dong was jealous of the moderates who were eating away his absolute power over China. In 1966, he launched the Cultural Revolution to restore his power, with drastic results. The Revolution disrupted the improving economy. Schools were closed down. Students spent their time in demonstrations where thousands were killed. Intellectuals were driven to death by Mao's policies
Neg. 1st speaker
Good afternoon. History is the best proof of all the atrocities caused by jealousy. The Bible tells of the first murder in the world. Cain was jealous because God favoured his brother Abel, and he murdered Abel. He was thus condemned to a life of suffering. Jealousy led to his sibling rivalry, broken family and miserable life.
Moving on to Ancient Greece, Greek states were jealous of Athens's great achievements in literature and art, and started the Peloponnesian War, ending the Golden Age of Greece. In other words, jealousy marked the destruction of a flourishing culture and civilisation, and a torn nation.
In the 1910's, countries fought for colonies and rival-armed camps were formed. Jealousy arose between many countries in their bitter armament races. The outcome? World War One, in which 10 million men lost their lives in a horrific 5 years of bloodshed.
And just last May, the world was shocked by the Colorado Massacre. Two boys, jealous of the popularity of the jocks in their school, killed 13 schoolmates before committing suicide. Jealousy was one of the roots of the crazed murders.
In the clinical sense, jealousy has been proven to make a person resentful, angry, violent, and socially isolated. These emotional swings are seriously disrupting to social and marital relationships. Jealousy destroys precious human bonds.
In the timeline of the world, jealousy has generated nothing but evil, evil and more evil. War, hatred, destruction, death. Progress indeed. Thank you.
(Back to our side of the globe, Mao Ze-dong was jealous of the moderates who were eating away his absolute power over China. In 1966, he launched the Cultural Revolution to restore his power, with drastic results. The Revolution disrupted the improving economy. Schools were closed down. Students spent their time in demonstrations where thousands were killed. Intellectuals were driven to death by Mao's policies