The grand ironies are that we humans seek:

• perfect law though crime, for it is law that stands in the way of perceived justice
• peace through war, for it is peace which both sides believe worth fighting for
• economic stability through poverty, for the idea of stability in middle- to upper-classes that is borne on the backs of the poor
• filled appetite through hunger, for a perceived “filled appetite” inevitably prevents another from being filled in our economies
• moderation through obsession, for it is eventual moderation which is believed possible through current obsession
• freedom through bondage, for it is our pursuit of freedom which inevitably enslaves others in a variety of forms
• health through sickness, for it is health or the illusion thereof which is provided by the diseased (or “less healthy”)
• logic through illogic, for “logical” outcomes are pursued through illogical means
• human triumph through tragedy, for it is the hope of human triumph which spurs on the tragedy
• environmental conservation through decimation of nature, for it is conservation which is seen as attainable through temporary decimation
• social evolution through social devolution, for it is often the unleashing of baser instincts which is promoted as progress