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Convergences of Sociological Anger & Psychological Rage

Omar Alansari-Kreger
The definition of anger is displayed in outbursts of rage. There are many different
gradations of anger, but there is only one variety of rage; the latter is nothing but the epitome of
violence. It is also one of the most difficult things to abandon once we have mustered it. Once
the politics of rage saturate the sociological mind, entire cultures are fashioned in its image. Yet,
for every outburst of rage, there is always a reason for it. Some are explainable while others
unexplainable. Nonetheless, there is also rage for the sake of rage which characterizes that rebel
without a cause. Rage is symptomatic of the disparities that influence the big picture. In many
levels the only thing that sociologically resonates with us is anger. It is the ultimate last resort
when dialogue is exchanged for debauchery. For example, when an entire nation is abandoned by
the world community, its people are left to rot. Sociologically, they feel hopeless, powerless, and
helpless. The combination of all three qualities will render a devastating impact on the
psychology of an oppressed population.
As the wardens of international law negotiate, arbitrate, and mitigate on a humanitarian
crisis, millions more will lose their homes, livelihoods, and families to the forces of genocidal
atrocity. The geo-political forces that represent the cause for global equanimity exist largely to
justify the sake of their own existence. Policy papers, jurisdictional resolutions, and regulatory
decrees appear seemingly invincible when fancied on fine sheets of stationary paper, but in a
world of power politics, each one is condemned to a vacuum of soundlessness, voicelessness,
and toothlessness. In the end, the only hope the starving refugee has resides is found in the
promise of an impending supply drop. It must be wondered, do refugees count the planes that fly
over their encampments just to pass the days? It can be assumed that when you are deprived of
any energy to do anything else, there is no better pastime to restore a civilizing hope. Yet, what
happens when help never arrives?
What becomes of the humanitarian promises made on behalf of the international
community? How many refugees must die waiting on aid that never came? How many times
have the institutions of international law failed the same people they were designed to protect?
Dying in suspense of a promise is by far one of the worst forms of punishment. It is nothing but a
blatant act of betrayal. Thus, rage boils from the anger of betrayal. As humans, we are naturally
inclined to seek out resources that maintain balances of human survival; the essence of which
defines the providential rights of man. Any measure of international law is rendered useless
when established on the selective exclusion of the oppressed. Oppression manifests an insidious
anger that eventually develops into an embittered rage. The effectuation of international law is
defined by its transparency to humanitarian principles; the latter signifies the universal
foundations for human civilization.
We all fail humanity whenever a campaign of genocide successfully comes to pass. No
matter how much we want to negate the eventuality of war, nothing can avert its inevitability. A
reasonably concerned humanity can offer nothing but a high functioning defense mechanism

against the forces of genocidal debauchery. The battle against the legitimacy of war begins in the
mind, but we must accept that intellectual decrees are often ignored, overlooked, and
manipulated by the arrogantly pigheaded; the latter summates the antithesis to all forms of
human intellectuality. Undoubtedly, we must accept there are reasons for raged based anger.
Managing sociological anger will provide minds of critical acumen with the ability to address
and dispatch the origins of rage.