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Aneirin -> RE: USA and The Third Reich (2/9/2010 5:09:33 PM)
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The English you refer to, is not the man on the street, it was once again, the elite, the same elite that exists in every country and from the safe shores of their country, they mess in the politics of other places and when conflict arises, they send others erstwhile man on the street, to spill their blood on foreign lands for the elite's goals and pleasure.
I will condemn my country's actions, I do and I have every right to,the messing about my country has done in other countries, gives the feeling that sometimes I am not proud to be British. ( NB, England is but part of Britain, great Britain comprises of Northern Ireland, Wales, Scotland and England, the Union Jack is a flag encompassing the flags of each seperate country that makes up Britain. The English flag is a red cross on a white background, the colours of St George ) Some of the things done in my country's name I find apalling, those that ruled us and continue to rule have done little worth celebrating.
As to the situation in the middle east, yes, Britain , France, the US and other countries have messed about there and perhaps the problems we have now are a direct response to the greed of past ruling elite. After T.E Lawrence rid Arabia of the Turkish, he also learned exactly what his country represents lies to be made and promises to be broken, the book Seven Pillars Of Wisdom is a good read.
Whilst the elite hatched their machiavellian plans from places of safety, my ancestors if they were not wily enought to keep their head down, died on battlefields or survived to life a life of poverty carrying scars and injuries from another man's war. The stupidity of people, is that they rally around flags, and talks of patriotism, ploys the elite use when they are in need of blood to spill and guess what, we fall for it every time.
But, what is past is past, we now have the present to make the world better for the future. We live in a world of media and superior communication, we can all see what is going on and what is seen is often believed. I am fully aware of the power of the media, even the good old stills camera, in the right or wrong hands, many perspectives can be gained from a series of images or even one high impact image, those that seek to pictorally record light, know what they are doing and because of agenda, one person can influence a world. We see the images, still or moving, we see the conflict, instead of watching, why not use our vast reserves to make peace where conflict exists, question people, listen to people and make fair judgements, compromise can always be had. Or is it we because of our media lives have become immune to the suffering of others that we actually seek to view material depicting other people's unhappiness. If it is the latter, what disgusting people we have become.
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