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Aneirin -> RE: Why is this allowed ? (6/7/2008 2:08:31 PM)
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ORIGINAL: kiwisub12
While we are gripping about Israel/palestine, lets look at East Timor, Dafur, and a few other hot spots. The media tells us what a shame it is, we all agree solomely and nothing is done about systematic genocide.
Should we as relatively intelligent, occasionally thinking individuals "do" something about mass murder by politicians?
If all these affected places had oil, the west would be there like a rat up a drain pipe.
Places where the west has in the past trodden there seems to be problems now and for some countries, in Africa especially, before the western invasion, the peoples were largely of a copper age mentality, but with colonial interest, these countries have had to grow up perhaps too quickly and are now reaping the dividends of that. Remember the history of Britain there also existed much of what we see abroad in our past, so is it right to condemn. But on the other hand, if it is wrong, we should, that is the rest of the world try to create peace as ignoring the plight of millions is a crime to humanity.
I am interested in the middle east purely because what I have experienced of the middle east. Those whom I have met and known in those countries, members of the indigenous population I respect immensely, and will say I like the people and their culture, both past and present. I do understand the threat to western peoples by the extremist religous nut cases who interpret their religous writings in the way that suits them for their purpose, but I also understand, they are an extreme minority, and an embarassment to the majority, a majority who often hold fear for them themselves.
I do feel the guilt for what my country has done to other countries in the name of commerce, or rather it be pillage under the name of commerce, but those whom I have met and known in ME countries have the wherewithall to understand what was done in the past is by no means a reflection on normal people of our nationality, they bare no personal grudge.
I do see the west's continued involvement in ME affairs as contributing to the fear we feel in the west, and there think, if we were not meddling in the 'Holy Lands,' we might not be seeing the blood shed that we are seeing in the name of God.
We the west can trade, but why do we feel the need to control trade.
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