We live in a world without honour, without integrity. People live their lives according to a strange set of guiding principles:

They take the path of least resistance. They do what is easiest, even if they know it's not right. People do things they know are wrong, because it is convenient.
They are driven by greed, fear, and hate. Negative emotions cause unthinking reactions, and this, I believe, is causing most of the world's problems.
They have been convinced to abide by the status quo. People believe they have no power, and should not try to change things. People believe they don't have the right to change things. People believe only "the government" has the right to set the rules, and to enforce the rules with violence, fines, prison, et cetera. And people accept it.
People are sheep. They do many things simply because "everyone else is doing it", or because they believe everyone expects them to do it. That is not a good reason to do something. And that includes things like political perspectives.
Materialism. People are enslaved by material wealth and possessions. They work in jobs they hate for decades because they believe they need the stuff it gets for them. Then they retire and play golf, having lived to contribute to the material system of work, pay, and small rewards. They labour so they can afford things. It keeps people bound to a useless pattern of life.

All it takes is a simple choice, to decide that you want to live with honour. If you give your word, keep it. If you make a promise, keep it. If you know something is wrong, don't accept it. If you have a choice between doing right and doing wrong, go with the right, even if it may be more difficult.

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USA and human rights: UN Human Rights Commission. Human Rights Watch. HRW: US Torture and Abuse of Detainees. Amnesty International. A report by China. USA Watch: US Torture. Blog: Rogue State. Beheading, Hooding, and Waterboarding: CIA Torture in Vietnam, Latin America, and Iraq. Torture, American Style. The US has used torture for decades. All that's new is the openness about it. Torture Is an American Value: Reality vs. the Rhetoric. Documents from the Phoenix Program. One-third support 'some torture'. US acknowledges torture at Guantanamo; in Iraq, Afghanistan. Military record show doctors tortured detainees. Pentagon Spends Billions to Outsource Torture. Former Guantanamo Prisoner Kurnaz Reveals Extent of Torture. Prostitute used in Habib torture. Cheney's Lawyer Addington Penned Key Torture Memo. The torture debate. Future Shock: Evidence of Plans to Torture US Demonstrators.

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