Friday, January 26, 2007
Turning Point
Fall of the Roman Empire, Discovery of the Americas, Scientific Revolution, World War II all of these things were turning points for the world. After each of those events the world changed radically. The changes were not sudden, but gradual. The world ceased work the way same way. I believe that the world has entered a new turning point. After 9/11 event were put into motion that were and are changing the world. War is not the same the dangerous people are not the same. President Bush has increased the powers of the executive branch. The middle east is now the center of the political world. The United States' Reputation is that of an arrogant nation. When the world was ravaged by war during WWII change started. after politics were not the same and they never can be. The political world is an evolving one. As I said I think that we are going through a similar change. When all is said and done the world will be different the world our children or grandchildren will inherit can not be anything like ours. When history looks back at this time it will not be a section, it will be a Chapter, an entire unit, or possibly a class unto itself. I am living this change as you are, because of this I do not know what the world will be like. It is the lot of any civilized society to change. I feel honored to know that I lived through such an important time in human history. Do you have an idea about the upcoming world. What I am trying to say is that we are living in an important time, full of change. The least that we can do is fight to make it a better one. In any way you can, whether it is speaking out in your blog, being a good journalist, a good politician, teacher, scientist, or just raising the next generation to be good honest people who believe in equality. Any way you contribute you will at least know that however small you helped shape the new world for the better.
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And above all, PAY ATTENTION. Too many people are more concerned with American Idol than our politics.
I'm in agreement with both you and undeniable liberal. What scares me is that I wonder if Bush's version of evangelical Christianity is hastening his idiotic choices because he wants the apocalypse, the return of Jesus and the punishment of sinners. Seriously, I have met Christians who think this way; they cannot wait for the End Times, forgetting that needless suffering will take place on account of a Christian vision. I believe in Jesus, but I cannot accept that he supports the past several years. I'm with you. I hope we get someone in 2008 to get us out of this mess. I truly don't believe we have to be at odds with the mideast; instead, we choose it. I deplore 9/11, but it didn't happen overnight. The hate has been there for a long time. Let's do something to change that.
Sorry for going on, but as usual you speak to issues close to my heart.
With the goings-on in the world, one cannot help how insignificant we are alone.
With family, one way a person can do something for a better future is to teach our children to be honest and good people.
They grow to continue from us to make the world a better place... yes, gradually but towards a better world.
Teachers, educators treat every student like their own children to teach them to be a better, selfless person... a better place to live in.
For now, have a good weekend with your loved ones.
Yes history is interesting, and can be a disaster if you don’t learn from it. The British ruled over two thirds of the globe bringing the rule of law and a sense of fair play (cricket), but they were regarded as arrogant at the time, which I suppose they where, if you see people braking the law or beating up an old lady, it takes a fair amount of moral indignation and a lot of self believe to march into the fray to protect the victim. Should a country like Zimbabwe, be left to be brutalised by an evil dictator, the life expectancy of Zimbabweans is now little over thirty years. Once ruled by Britain it was known as the breadbasket of Africa, now it is ruined.
Radical Islam dictates that women are deficient and should be beaten if they disobey the male, Kuffars or non believers should be killed, homosexuals the same, in Afghanistan the Taliban are burning schools down were girls and women are taught, it is pitiful to see Afghan women who want to be educated being thwarted in this way. Muslim fundamentalists are killing Buddhists in southern Thailand, the jihad being waged against Christians in Darfur, churches destroyed in Indonesia and attacks on Hindus in Bangladesh.
America is now the most powerful nation in the world who else is there to try and stop this Tyranny and as you say “The least we can do is to fight to make it a better one”. George Bush is at least trying to do this, it certainly is not easy, and nothing worthwhile ever is. The British Empire lost hundreds of thousands of soldiers fighting Tyranny and is still fighting and dying in Iraq and Afghanistan today. Tolerance, digs its own grave, if it does not defend itself against intolerance.
It is interesting to see how conservative governments are also taking power in many other countries. Some, as militant as ours, a few not so bad.
Hi,
I found your site through Imrans blog. I've read a few of your recent post. You are very observant and a good writer. You make many valid "clear and concise" points in your writing stlye. Thank you for taking the time to share thoughts that are very important in our lives right now.
Maybe we are not the "silent majority" so much anymore, as I think and feel things are slowly changing and as more people speak up in our capital today it looks like we just might be evolving!
Hope you'll drop by my blog and contribute and make a comment to my new post "The people have spoken, stop the war"!
With many Blessings,
Rhiannon
I share your enthusiasm living in this century.
Many things happened with science and technology advancements, history made - the bad and good of it, even out of this world when comets came flying by that may not be seen centuries later.
Blessed to live in this century and witnessing for myself other than the norm.
For this few days though... enjoy your weekend!
Nice post, and I would add practice what you preach.
That's for the black politricksters and race hustlers out there-some preachers come to mind-who make a living on our people's backs but never give back.
Peace.
Hi C-dell Thanks for your comments to. I don’t as a Brit want to impinge on American domestic politics but can I make these comments. Bush believes he is always right. Surely you would not want a leader who is unsure of himself, he has to take and make tough decisions guided by his intelligence services and information which the American public are not privy to. Roosevelt took America into the Second World War, if my history lessons served me well, despite the will of the American electorate at the time. But history proved he was right. Braking International law, well that works really well when every country in the world abides by it, however terrorism uses this to their own advantage, with devastating consequences.
You say, “ANY leader that endorses torture for ANY reason should be thrown out of office” maybe your right, but to throw someone out of office you have to have some form of democracy, if you don’t then you rely on a benevolent country to do the job for you. You also say “Systematic elimination of entire people are going on in Africa”. Correct, but at this moment in time its Islamic militias wiping out the southern Christian communities in southern Darfor, whom American efforts are struggling to prevent.
If as the Democrats want, to bring all the troops home, are you going to retreat into isolationism and let the Middle East implode, Iran takes over Iraq one step next to Israel, Israel then feels threatened and uses nuclear weapons to stop Iran. Boy it really is possible.
So many young people are missing the point with the Middle East situation. They are so quick to join in the hip antiestablishment protests against war in general that they miss the specific need to address a major threat to world peace.
The Arab world is killing each other, Buddhist priests and monks, nonbelievers and anyone else who gets in the way of their radical world view. The Arab world is fundamentally flawed by its fundamentalist adherence to an ideological philosophy containing the seeds to never ending chaos and destruction.
The Koran is a militant handbook much like the book, The Art of War. The Koran is a book of military tactics that couches itself in the guise of religious purpose. The Koran by its very nature will never inspire a sense of peace in the souls of its readers. Rather it will always create a state of fervor or zeal in the spirit of the reader reinforced by a justification that any act committed in the name of Allah is a justified act. The Koran is a never ending call to upheaval and violence.
Though I applaud the western youth in their belief of dialog and non-confrontational politics I am dismayed at the naivety they are displaying in the face of such a violent adversary. The Arab is beyond dialog at this point. Jihad is on and it is a fight to the death as they see it. Their teens would rather see you dead and starring in a UTube video of execution rather than talk to an American infidel.
I am not so much against the war as I am in how it is being fought. The Arab issue can no longer be ignored. They have prepared for the battle that is currently waging and are ready to die in the attempt to dominate the world. It is the view of the fanatic and reason will no longer work on these people
Peace is no longer longer an option until they have been defeated and the spirit of war is purged from the social identity of the Moslem nation.
Forgive my dissent, but I don't think that 9/11 is as much of a turning point in human history as the other events that you named. As you yourself write, the changes from these previous movements were gradual, taking place over generations. The changes that we sensed around 9/11 were immediate.
Another thing was that the movements were not all that self-aware of themselves as movements. 9/11 often involves constant invocation and interpretation (reinterpretation?) of the events that occured on that day, and the ramifications that they might have on US life.
I do agree that we are all within a pivital moment in human history, most notably a result of populist struggles over the course of the 20th century. In the 19th Century, such robber-barrons as Cornelius Vanderbuilt could say "The public be damned," and mean it. Such 20th century power shakers as Henry Ford realized that the only way to achieve great power was to tap into such things as public relations.
The difference was that a strong labor movement developed during the late nineteen and twentieth centuries. IMHO, I think that has been the movement that has become the fulcrum in mankind's next paradigmatic shift.
This is a very interesting post. I hope the changes you speak of are positive. I sure do hope something good can come from this some day. Right now, it's hard to see how that could happen.
Did bush say this war would be only a "comma" in the history books?
Hasn't the mid-east been the center of political attention on and off for at least 4,000 years? Especially if you include Egypt as part of the middle East (which some do, some don't). Then it'd be more like 6-8,000 years!
Someday, I want to see a chart of middle Eastern history lined up with far Eastern history and see where things all line up. I'm a nerd, of sorts, and I think that would be fascinating.
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