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A quiet Violentful World

I don’t know why the world is this brutal.

Truth from the Margins · 2026-04-13 10:00 · 0 claps · 3.4 min read
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A quiet Violentful World

I don’t know why the world is this brutal.

On the surface, it looks peaceful. Countries talk diplomacy, people post motivational quotes, religions promise heaven and hell, courts promise justice, and society often pretends everything is moving forward. But when you look closely — really look — you see something else entirely.

We are not living in a peaceful world. We are living in a quietly violent one.

Internal vs External Violence

I see the world as two layers of damage.

Internal problems: abuse, injustice, poverty.

These destroy people silently. No bombs, no headlines. Just broken trust, broken childhoods, broken futures. Society often knows these things exist, but often chooses to normalize them.

External problems: borders, rivalry, dominance.

These destroy people loudly. Wars, conflicts, nationalism, power games. And the irony is — external enemies are often used to distract people from internal failures.

If a country truly solved its internal problems, it wouldn’t need enemies outside.

Justice That Feels Incomplete

Courts talk about justice, but what we mostly get is delayed reaction, not prevention.

Judges give justice to the affected after damage is done. But why can’t judgments be strong, fast, and certain enough so that no one dares to repeat the same crime?

The problem is not punishment alone. The problem is inconsistency.

Some innocent people get trapped as guilty.

Some guilty people escape through money, power, or influence.

Society knows this exist — and still stays silent until it happens to them.

Justice becomes selective.

Fear disappears.

And repetition continues.

Gender, Society, and Double Standards

I’m not denying that many girls are affected. That is real.

But society often reacts with bias.

Boys are often assumed guilty without proof in certain cases.

Girls are often trusted without evidence in many situations.

This is not law — this is social judgment.

There are instance where a girl can bully or abuse a boy, and the first question society often asks the boy is:

What did you do to her?

If a boy is assaulted, people sometimes joke.

If a boy speaks up, he is doubted.

If a boy stays silent, he is blamed later.

Protection systems were built to defend the vulnerable — but they are applied by category, not character. So even those who misuse power get shielded, while real victims stay invisible.

But women are treated worse than men; society treats them as objects rather than humans, and many women are humiliated. Women are used as curse words and are not always seen as human.

In some parts of India, including Madhya Pradesh, there are cases that women are treated as objects to exchange authority, like renting them. Their choices are restricted, and their freedom is denied by male authority, with weak laws to ensure women’s safety.

It is an imbalanced way of treating people, and both sexes are affected.

Desire Is Not the Cause of Abuse

Some people ask why abuse happens when alternatives exist — relationships, consent, even prostitution.

The answer is simple and uncomfortable:

Abuse is not about desire.

It is about power.

If it were about sex, consent would be enough.

But abusers want dominance, control, entitlement. That’s why availability never stops them.

Cruelty with awareness is worse than instinct.

Belief Without Responsibility

If they believe in God, if myths are true, then no one should do wrong.

But they still do.

Because belief without accountability means nothing.

People believe emotionally, not existentially.

They think forgiveness will erase consequences.

They think hell is for others.

Religion became identity, not discipline.

If heaven and hell truly controlled behavior, the most religious societies would be the most peaceful.

History often proves otherwise.

Why Death Note Feels Right — But Isn’t

Stories like Death Note feel tempting because they promise clarity.

Immediate punishment. No delays. No loopholes.

But that clarity only works in fiction.

In reality, no human can judge perfectly.

Power corrupts faster than morality.

Fear silences victims.

And the wrong people die first.

Death Note is not a solution.

It is a warning.

Why I Understand Strict Systems

I understand why places like Dubai feel safe.

Rules are clear. Punishment is certain. Order is maintained.

Yes, sometimes innocents suffer too due to lack of evidence, false accusations, or power blocs.

But many people prefer a flawed system that acts over a free system that ignores harm.

But fear without fairness is just controlled injustice.

The real ideal is not fear-only justice or freedom-only justice.

Though it is a fear-based society, it is not always justice.

It is accountability with safeguards.

The Real Problem

The world is brutal not because humans don’t always know what’s right.

It’s brutal because power avoids responsibility, systems often reward the worst instincts, society sometimes stays silent, and justice is slow.

People don’t change because they believe in God.

They change when consequences are real, fair, and unavoidable.

The world doesn’t need more beliefs, wars, or slogans.

It needs accountability — inside societies first, then outside.

Until then, the world will keep looking peaceful…

while quietly destroying people.


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