End Of The World?- Are We To Blame.

The Christian tradition of moral responsibility is somewhat an illusion in today’s society. For example: When someone gives to charity, are they giving donations to help someone/something or are they trying to lighten their conscience. If the latter is true the notion of charity has been taking up wrongly. The idea that ‘everyone should be answerable for every aspect of their lives’ is almost an impossibility to look upon in the 21st Century (Baudrillard, J).
One must bear in mind that our thoughts and beliefs are impressions of the wider beliefs set by higher authorities, such as; government and media. So, do we have moral responsibility? Or must we carry out responsibilities for rule sake? Arguably if citizens didn’t carry out laws there would be uproar of crime and if citizens did not live a certain style of life the society would collapse.

In the recent news of the ‘credit crunch’ all classes are being affected by the inability of society to live a certain way. People cannot work enough hours and merely cannot afford luxuries; and with this downturn on society shops are closing and people are finding themselves without homes. But as this is the first recession I’ve witnessed, why is it that I feel the world is about to end? The answer of course is the media. Seeing as all citizens rely on the media for information, surely it’s completely immoral that they’re allowed to oversensationalise the truth?