Public Places

I saw a broken pane of glass yesterday at the Snelling Avenue Eastbound train station, which has prompted today's blog. Just because we're the land of the free doesn't mean we shouldn't honor a commitment to the public places we share. Whoever broke the glass at the train station was very selfish, and freedom and selfishness do not go together. So many people don't realize that. I know whoever committed that act of destruction will, most likely, never read this opinion, but to do such a thing is horrible. One should always be on their best behavior in public: don't litter, don't break things, etc. What the fool doesn't realize is that he (I will assume the perpetrator was male) destroyed his own property when he did that, and if, in the privacy of your own home, you want to destroy your stuff, then go ahead. But he also destroyed my property as well, along with the property of everyone in Saint Paul, regardless of whether those people take the train or not. It is the fault of our educational system that such people don't know any better. How someone could grow to big enough to commit this act, yet be small enough to do it, is a disgrace that I don't see being rectified by the schools. In fact, education of our citizenry is getting worse, and many educators believe in dividing us, when the goal of education should be to unite us. I really have no more to say about the matter, and so much room available to say more. Many believe this would be an example of anarchy in action, but true anarchy depends on an enlightened citizenry that values the public good and all that binds us together, not wanton destruction that can only tear us apart. As an anarchist, I would never destroy anything for no reason, and refuse to see any reason why destruction would be a worthwhile act. People should be taught the value of sublimation, and not vent frustration on what belongs to all of us. Had this man been properly educated, he could've created something that might've enlightened us on the reasons why such impulses arise, but by acting on this impulse he leaves all of us as ignorant as ever, and left all of us poorer.