Which is better - order or justice? There was order in Syria, but the people felt injustice. Maybe some of the people. Riots began in the name of justice, as part of the population understands it. It is not yet clear whether justice will prevail or not, but there are already a lot of corpses and there is no order. Maybe this is the kind of justice? We are taught from childhood to be fair. This is the value that parents instill. For example, an orange should be shared with a brother (sister) and little ones should not be offended. Remember? In fairy tales, good characters defeat bad ones, and the main villain must be defeated by a good knight, because this is fair. In theory, we have learned the general rules of justice. With particulars it is more difficult. For example, if my interests are infringed upon by other good people, then I will protest, well, it’s not fair! And they are not good at all, those who are against me. • The boss delays the salary. • The wife sulks over trifles. • The wrong people won the elections again. • When you are in a hurry, you get stuck in a traffic jam. There is no number of circumstances and people who, in general, do not wish me harm, but, in particular, turn out to be unfair. Why? For most people, whatever they perceive as unfair is unfair. For example, a person's interest is to receive a higher salary, but he is paid less for similar work than another person. Fair? But here it all depends on the point of view. The employer can easily justify why it is fair for this particular employee to pay such a salary. The one who earns more will say that he does a better job, so the salary is higher. But the one who receives less does not like all the explanations, since his material interests are affected, they are not satisfied. What to do? Start fighting for justice in the way that a person who is disadvantaged in his interests understands it? To do this, you need to change either yourself or the established order. It is more difficult to start with oneself, so they begin to destroy order in the name of justice. The one that subjectively seems correct. Is it good or bad? It's not always the same. For example, teenagers are very sensitive to any injustice. It seems to them that their interests are being infringed upon by everyone, everywhere, first of all, by teachers and parents. You can’t smoke, you can’t drink beer, you can’t express your violent feelings using obscene language. The teenager begins to fight the established order, sometimes achieving justice, as he understands it. He starts drinking, smoking and rowdy behavior. Victory? For him, yes. And for teachers? And for parents? On the other side. The fascist invaders attacked the Soviet Union and decided to establish their own order, in which all “inferior” peoples should be partially destroyed and partially turned into slaves. And which nations are “inferior” the fascists simply decided. This is everything except truly Aryan German. It would be strange if such an order suited the Russians, Ukrainians, Belarusians and other peoples of the Soviet Union. Therefore, the people fought for their homeland, defeated the fascist invaders, and it was fair. • But not for everyone. In the Baltic countries, for example, fascists sometimes march and openly express their dissatisfaction with the results of the war. In their opinion, the German army brought civilization and justice, and the Soviet army brought enslavement and injustice. So is there true justice? Maybe one that fits with order and suits everyone? I would like to, but this almost never happens. There will always be those dissatisfied with the established order of things, which they will consider unfair and in need of destruction. It turns out that order is defended by those whose interests are satisfied, and they consider this fair. Those whose interests are infringed speak out for justice and the destruction of order, and they consider this unfair. Then there is no general justice, there are only the interests of different people. He who wins the struggle for his own benefit establishes order and proclaims it fair. Are you for order or justice? Pichugin V.G., Ph.D., Associate Professor at the Financial University.