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THE SOCIAL CONTRACT
<p>Many unwritten but accepted rules exist in society. The social contract is one of them. Even though we may not know the term or its definition, we intuitively understand it.</p><p><br></p><p>Essentially, the social contract is an agreement among a group of people living together in a society that they will trust each other or the chosen authority to act in a certain way for the betterment of society. If someone fails to act accordingly, they should be punished. The goal is to ensure that everyone knows how to interact with each other in a way that reduces conflict.</p><p><br></p><p>It's like playing a game with rules that everyone understands, and to make sure nobody gets upset that someone else is cheating, there is a referee present. This referee is the government or elected officials.</p><p><br></p><p>Now imagine what happens when one player elbows others and you call on the referee and he says "Nothing happened, that's just the game." Resentment and anger set in, you feel slighted and violated, I even dare to say gaslighted. Some will opt out "Why play when no one is honouring the rules?" </p><p><br></p><p>Some will get mad and want to get even, "Ehen? Is that the way we are playing it now? Fine, game on." In summary, that game is as good as over, the question is just how violent or toxic will it get first before that happens?</p><p><br></p><p>This example can be used in all aspects of life, not just politics, but friendships, organisations, and social gatherings.</p><p><br></p><p>This is why people should look out for one another because the need to bend the rules, in the long run, affects even you playing the game wrongly. You may win, but eventually, you get alienated and that special treatment or victory comes at a price that eventually life shows you must pay.</p><p><br></p><p>But what if there is a third option? Everyone playing the game; spectators included stops and asks the referee to leave, then agree on someone better qualified and unbiased. Either that or hold him/her accountable and make him/her listen to the voice of everyone.</p><p><br></p><p>The most important thing is they do this without resentment but because they want peace and above all just want their lives to get better. The way that peace can return is for the trust to be reestablished, which would be impossible if there was no fairness and equality. </p><p><br></p>
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