W12. What is quality for our societies?

 I think human rights, equality and happiness are the most important indicators of the quality of our society. This is because I think these indicators are the most basic but difficult items to secure high scores. What should we do to score high on these indicators?

 

First, let me talk about 'human rights'. Human rights mean the basic rights that a person deserves. Human basic rights include the right to life, liberty, equality, and the right to live. In other words, everyone should be guaranteed the right to be respected the value of life, the right to act freely without interference from anyone else, the right to be treated the same regardless of their political views or status, and their right to enjoy food, clothing, and shelter at least. A steady issue in human rights is the 'human rights of criminals'. It is an argument about whether to protect the human rights of criminals who violate the human rights of others. Unfortunately, criminals are also human beings, so we will have to protect minimum human rights of criminals. I think we should focus more on the fact that the human rights of victims are not guaranteed.

 

The next is ‘equality’. It is one of the basic human rights mentioned earlier. All people are equal regardless of their political views, race, sexual orientation, age, religion, country and region of origin, social status, disability. It's a matter of course, but it's an easy infringing part of everyday life. It is not inequality to treat people with different conditions. It is relative equality to treat the same thing as the same thing and the other differently so that fair share goes to everyone. If there is a reasonable reason, it is to acknowledge discrimination. However, it is inequality to treat others unreasonably without a reasonable reason. You have to keep this in mind.

 

Finally, it is 'happiness'. Among the indicators previously stated as important, the happiness index is what I think is the most important in assessing the quality of society. The two indicators mentioned earlier can be defined objectively. However, it requires an objective criterion that can be assessed because happiness is an extremely subjective indicator. We investigate life satisfaction based on six categories: income levels, health life expectancy, welfare, freedom of choice, awareness of corruption, and society's tolerance. However, Here I have a question, 'If income levels are high, would you be happy?’ Is it possible to express happiness with objective figures?

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