Injustice

On developing countries, a social class takes control of the society. They represent the power: economically, politically and other aspects. The rich take control of the poor and play with them, as if they were a reusable resource. The story of Perseus and Medusa represent this. How Perseus kills Medusa without looking in her eyes and having a protective shield. There won’t equal conditions on the assassination. Just as it is in society, a sense of equality and tolerance doesn’t exist.“All around the cavern where she dwelt might be seen the stony figures of men and animals which had chanced to catch a glimpse of her and had been petrified with the sight. Perseus, favored by Minerva and Mercury, the former of whom lent him her shield and the latter his winged shoes, approached Medusa while she slept, and taking care not to look directly at her, but guided by her image reflected in the bright shield which he bore, he cut off her head and gave it to Minerva” (Bulfinch, page 121)In Colombia the lower social status people suffer allot. They have to take insults, aggressions and several other unfair situations, which the constitution and international law are supposed to defend. Persues kills the terrible monster when she is asleep. He kills her with no fight and no equality conditions; it’s unfair, its and assassination. Medusa has no defense.Humans are supposed to learn from their mistakes. What was the slavery in southern United States, the apartheid, the civil war in Burundi, Darfur and other tragedies ? We haven’t learned the meaning of tolerance. The world is going one step further and two back. Poverty, pollution and many other global problems may be solved!