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How the Future Will Judge Us

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How the Future Will Judge Us

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This is a question that lingers in any liberal-minded individual in society. The activities and

practices that we participate in on a daily basis how will the future generation perceive us. There

must be a perception in which professor Kwame presents his argument about the whole issue. This

is because there are practices that we take part in today that will be questionable for our future

generations. Besides that, it’s also a replica of what really happens with the current generation on

the basis of the past practices such as beating, homosexuality, and waterboarding that was accepted

even by the Catholic Church. Therefore, in this regard, it's important that we consider how we

practice.

The future generation will have questions over current issues that are taking place in society

today. This is because just like any other practices done in the past being questioned by the present

generation; there are practices which have to be taken into consideration in order to avoid being

judged in the future. For instance, there is the issue and state of current prisons. There is a good

percentage of the American population that is in cells. However, the state of these cells is wanting.

This is especially in cases of discrimination, sexual abuse, and violence associated with American

cells. Therefore, this is a good area in which the future generation would be able to judge us on

how we could have possibly managed to stay with such conditions in our society.

Besides that, Prof. Kwame`s shows that the issue of industrial meat production is not

logical. This is common in most developed nations where there are canning factories and people

take their time enjoying the meals made from these industries. However, most of the people do not

want to discuss the conditions where these animals live. The best example being pig stalls where it

always made up of inhumane conditions, largely due to the huge number of pigs involved in the

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production industry. Therefore, it becomes a challenge to have these animals kept in a clean

environment that can be effective. This is also a similar case for the cattle that are kept in feedlots

which do not reflect the exact environment that people would like to have their food kept. In this

regard, the future generation would most likely question us on how we could make food from such

stalls. In this regard, most of the nations have made such industries illegal.

Additionally, the future generation will also question us on how we could be able to

institutionalize and keep the elderly in nursing homes. These are people that require support, care

and love. These virtues can only be obtained from close relatives in society. However, with the

nature and kind of life that people live today, it has forced the nation to come up with a way in

which the elderly can be taken care of. For instance, a majority of the people work away from

homes thus making it difficult to take care of the elderly, nursing homes becomes the best option.

However, the future generation might not be able to understand how we could not be able to

allocate time for our beloved family members in their old days, a time when they needed us most.

Appiah uses his emotional appeals such that it becomes clear that society has a role to play

to ensure that the future generation does not condemn us. The use of common practices carried out

today is just an issue that indicates something must be done to protect our image for the next

generation.

In summary, agree with Appiah`s argument that the current generation will be condemned

based on the activities that they engage in today. Therefore, it's important that we make concise

decisions in order to avoid making mistakes that might be questioned by our future generations.

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Reference

Appiah, K. A. (2019). How the future will judge us. In D. U. Seyler & A. Brizee (Eds.) Read,

Reason, Write: An Argument Text and Reader (pp. 511-513). New York: McGraw Hill.