Country facing social decay

THE increasing cases of rape and incest seem hard to contain.
It is worrying at its current trend. The more we strive to address these issues, the bigger they become.
There is no logic.
Perpetrators are lavishly enjoying the name of the game.
Public awareness, mass media protest and imposing of tough penalties to eliminate these inhuman acts are in vain.
As a matter of fact, these issues are unheard of in the traditional primitive era.
They seeped into our society as we continue to interact with the outside world.
This is not to play a blame game here but without realising, we invite these problems.
Experts in human sciences will term these as effects of overpowering corruptive foreign cultural indoctrination.
The society has been driven astray by pluralistic ideologies that seem to promote democratic modernism without realising the negative impacts.
Of course, we cannot isolate ourselves from outside influence, but we need to assess what we take in.
For instance, easy access to mass media is abused to obtain phonographic material which is the major cause of increased rape and incest.
Such development issues need to be carefully regulated in respect to our geographical setting, natural law, religious beliefs and traditional norms.
The country needs local experts in sociology, psychology, anthropology and other human sciences to give better explanation and provide possible ways to eradicate amoral behaviours destroying the very basic foundation of family and communal wellbeing.
We need accurate research and information of our traditional norms and way of life that has been very effective down the ages.

Luwi James,
Madang