Unity for the Sake of Unity?

I wish to assert that unity for the sake of unity is foolishness. Here is how I arrived at that conclusion, and why it matters.

Mutually assured destruction is a form of unity.

Therefore, the path of unity we choose value must be one with immense value worth prioritizing and enacting personal and social change.

How is this accomplished?

This can be accomplished by adopting, adapting, and/or identifying aspirations to ones we have in common. This is what will ensure we achieve such mutually desirable outcomes.

But first, communication is necessary for us to even have to potential to identify that which we have in common. The world feels more distant than ever, despite us being as connected as ever, with things like the internet video calling, and social media. In any moment, the potential we have now is more than at any point in human history, and that is very humbling, but also so empowering at the same time.

But if we are closer than ever, why do we seem so distant?

The tension seems to come from the lack of compromise, the lack of healthy communication and open, honest dialogue, as well as institutions and tech giants algorithms and editorial ill-judgment in terms of what they want us focused on. When we are divided, they are empowered. They are a minority aiming to maintain the status quo of wielding power over the majority.

Clearly, there is strength in numbers, and this threatens those who have great power and authority, but few numbers.

Therefore, it is imperative to ensure, that which we unite on, is of upmost priority to get correct, and should be most of what our communication consists of.

My personal hope is what we are able to unite upon, is something that inevitably leads us in a positive direction, both for ourselves, and those around us, and not one that pushes us backward toward primitive practices fueled by intense emotion void of rationality or foresight.

Instead, we must allow the assessment of, and application of history, truth, logic and reason, to be the deterring factors when addressing the problems our emotions led us to discovering. For this is precisely how we will be most confident in knowing that which we unite on is worthy as a foundation for unity.

As most would agree with, emotion has its place. Emotion is valuable in its place; but emotion is less valuable out of its place. In fact, unchecked emotion is one of the most dangerous motivators one can be led by.

When we are slaves to our emotions instead of choosing to take them captive instead, we are reckless and thereby threatening to ourselves and others.

So What Can We Do About It?

We must be the ones to make the choice for ourselves: to become educated, to become interested, to become involved, to become grounded, to become someone guided by something consistent and true.

Establish stability, consistency, objectivity, reliability, and unity. If we do not have these, the world will continue to spiral into chaos, and the current mental health pandemic will continue to spread and get worse.

If each of us can become someone who is stable, consistent, objective, and reliable, and ground ourselves on universal realities and truths in life that are stable, consistent, objective, and reliable, many of the problems, issues, and conflict we see in the world today would evaporate. Subjectivity is not the answer; however, it can be the value we offer the world to help everyone identify universal truths that exist that maintain order and prevent chaos.