The verdict is too sweeping to stimulate a discussion that does not live from prejudices - but differentiates factually. I wouldn't put personal love and economic issues in the same pot. Nor do I want to confirm that our world consists only of injustice or unfairness. The judiciary in the countries of the European Union is quite capable of bringing justice to the citizens.

I disagree with the statement. Lovemaking needs consent, legal age and responsible behavior (good health, contraceptive, and condom). These are the established rules in the global village.

Business and economic "war" is not a war, but a competition. That is sometimes unfair. Life is not fair, it has never been. However, in business and economics collaboration (or fair competition) pays more in a long run than unfair, damage causing acts. The economic "war" is not among countries and societies, but rather between the elite and the poor. Populist leaders make simpleminded people believing that they act for the nation and for voters although they act for themselves and the supporting elite (money).

There is another issue, in the developed countries, more and more people feel that the wealth they enjoy is not deserved (unconsciously - hard to see their own added value, contribution), and this is the reason of reject sharing. They are afraid to share opportunities since they think it would cause losing their privileges (the perceived undeserved wealth). This is the main reason of xenophobia, and the xenophobic voters need leaders who "protect them". The leader runs for the power and the money, so here we are.

The verdict is too sweeping to stimulate a discussion that does not live from prejudices - but differentiates factually. I wouldn't put personal love and economic issues in the same pot. Nor do I want to confirm that our world consists only of injustice or unfairness. The judiciary in the countries of the European Union is quite capable of bringing justice to the citizens.

Dear Dr. Retter,

The words of the question was selected following a very old proverb

" Everything is fair, in love and war".

Please see the keywords and the intention of the question will be clear.

Thanks.

EVERY THING IS FAIR IN LOVE AND WAR

Dear Pattanayak Sir, I would like to suggest you a small correction/change in your question. Instead of lovemaking only love should be used. Then question will become 'In today's global village, nothing is unfair in love, business and economic war. What is your realisation?

With best regards!

(in my country) are in the midst of all kinds of wars, but we have not reached the stage of injustice, unfair, equity and equality of economic and self-interest as in the global village, the proportion is still far and morality and love remain a source of optimism for the return of peace

Dear Dr. Mahesh Kumar,

You may be right. But the word is written consciously.

During last a few years, the society has been changed to such an extent that I feel perhaps I am living in another planet, not in earth. Many (if not most) young people are behaving in such a way that lovemaking is the actual love! I know many instances of younger generations where the people trust only on 'short time love'. Regular change of partner is the actual smartness! They are proud to announce it!

RG is not the forum for such discussion, but I can say to you that many people of my generation (above 50) are totally CONFUSED to identify whether we are wrong? Our values are wrong? Or it is just a generation gap?

Thanks.

" Everything is fair, in love and war"

Dear Shibabrata Pattanayak,

thank you for your some more detailed information about your question in your last comment to me (see above) . As an old man my first motivation is not only to react to such strange question but to claim some self-respected rules in order to reduce misunderstandings between questioners and answerers.

It is not helpful that afterwards you recommend to pay attention to your key words, that I should understand the question correctly (so that it is in a way my own fault if I misunderstand your question). And suddenly - again afterwards - you say that your question has something to do with an old proverb - what you accidently not mentioned in your question.

1 Now I try to answer friendly: If you have a really real question that tortures you and that should make others dedicate their precious time to you, then your question should

a) clarify completely without fear of misunderstandings.

b) Explicitly state the later called proverb in your question.

c) You should use this proverb to discuss a thesis that reflects your own opinion. Then we can discuss it.

2 I grasp now that the proverb you mentioned later, is the starting point of your question (" Everything is fair, in love and war"). Nevertheless: it is completely unclear how it is meant - the sentence can be meant e.g. contemptuously, ironically, misogynistic. It is your task as a scientist not to expect the answerers to provide the clarification, but you yourself are responsible for the clarification. Besides: The procedure often used in RG to present some completely unclear sentence to others using the "eat or die" method, but even to remain silent, is not fair.

3 I have to told you that I went to the trouble you should have taken before you asked the question. Where does this statement come from: "Everything is fair, in love and war"? One finds - like many things - the answer on the Internet: an English writer formulated this sentence in 1850, but it is cited also as the English source for 1578. Why is that not stated in the explanatory text of your question?

4 It is therefore not, as you told me afterwards, an "old proverb", but a literary source. That's a big difference. But you yourself - without telling the reader - have made a decoration here in your question that makes everything much less clear: You have added "business and economical war" to "War and Love". This is a completely different dimension and has nothing to do with war and love if one - like the literary source - also wants symbolically to regard love as war in jest or irony.

5 Before the discussion continues, I would like to ask you to formulate a clear thesis.

Kind regards, Hein Retter

The world is full of many injustices in all spheres of life. We rely on the mercies of God (Allah) while we lead a quite life of hard work to survive in the unfair battle on the planet.

Following . Very good disussion

Every time and every where, there is injustice.!!

Business models work with greater fairness , why would there be contract and agreement otherwise . Unfairness can be everywhere else ...

It is all about the intention; if the intention is impure, the outcome will also be impure. However, there is no purity without impurity. We should try to become pure in this impure world. Make love, no war and behave as fair as possible.

In one angle it may be competition, but we need healthy competition rather than.......

In the prevailing time (Kalyug) the statement 'In today's global village, nothing is unfair in lovemaking, business and economic war' suits well and it is happening everywhere.

Nice query@Shibabrata Pattanayak

I have been waiting for a debatable thesis.

How do you mean nothing is unfair in lovemaking? That is what I am interested in, because in business nothing is unfair.

Dear Dr. Retter,

I have not having very good control on Philosophy or English, as my mother language is Bengali and I am a student of Biological Science.

The proverb is known to me. But it appears to me that in today's world (global village), many people consider lovemaking as 'love'.

On the other hand, the meaning of war is perhaps also changed totally. It is not to forcefully occupy some land of other countries. It is perhaps just to occupy the market of another country to sale products. So, business is the main weapon in present day war.

What is happening there? It is perhaps a part of international weapon business to give cut money to some persons.

Many big bosses take different illegal ways and means to get 'business'.

In my study area, I found many poisonous chemicals are 'FED' to the common people, mainly of developing countries as as 'food' or 'drinks'.

Nobody consider about environment when start to produce and sale a new product.

Different tricks are applied to convince people to purchase such products. Tactful advertisement is just one of them.

Do you know - production of a bottle of 500 ml cold drink require loss of 150 - 300 litres of water?

The old proverb is changed with new meaning, I suppose.

Thanks.

Not clear to me who bears responsibility for the global village.

Interesting question, useful discussion.

The world has become a small village, it's globalization

regards

To Shibabrata Pattanayak,

Dear Colleague, gladly I agree with your last comment. Kind regards, Hein Retter

Interesting question.

Agree with Hein Retter

regards

This saying is based on ethical issues. If one believes and think nothing is wrong in it, then it may happen and think as fair.

It is more of personal matter.

All men belong to one single race. Internet, the other mass media and free trade make all men feel like only one great people. Obviously, everyone must respect the laws in force in every single state and ethics. Ethics is perceived differently from different cultures and societies. But some principles are common to all: respect for underages, for the weak, for the sick etc., loyalty in commerce, finance etc., loyalty in interpersonal relationships, rejection of violence, of the terrorism and of the war.