Congrats to the dude who predicted that WW3 will be started due to religious reasons. You are right.
As the Middle East sinks into greater turmoil we have ever seen since the 1940s, set in by a cartoon drawn by a insenstive cartoonist in Denmark, we might witness the start of a WW3. All this, now depends on the USA's siding of the issue. Should USA side the Europeans, WW3 WILL break out. USA now has to tackle the issue with intergrity and a little bit of common sense. USA is the symbol for world *freedom* and the issue that is being infrigined here is freedom of speech, so naturally, the USA views on the issue is vital. LUCKLY, the Yanks decided to side with the Arabs this time.. FOR THE FIRST TIME! Thank God they still possessed some common sense.
Westerners try to argue their viewpoint in the name of press freedom, but evidently, they are in the wrong. Even when they KNOW they are in the wrong, they will never admit. The preset thinking that they are superior to the other people are just too hard to curb. Sure, freedom of speech is vital in the current day society, but its just too bad that these *advanced* people forget something important. Respect for religion is also one of the major concerns for the press. The press possible powerful tools of persuation, as they are being entrusted with the task of broadcasting the correct information to the world. Wrong information could seriously cause misconceptions that are irreversible in nature. It is all about mutual respect for other religions. Bringing in a local example, the Singapore government jailed 2 teens for making racist comments on their blogs, reason being they tried to create turmoil in the current day society. At least this shows the Singaporean government taking a SINCERE approach in trying to have mutual respect for other races. Since the Europeans seems to have taken a liking to learn things from Singapore (They are studying the ERP system right now), I think they should also learn a thing or 2 about religion sensitvity. I'll to see how the Europeans are gonna react should the Middle East publish a couple of cartoons with Jesus looking like a fool or doing something thats obscene.
Religion has always been a point of senstivity in the past, present and future. No matter how advance human technology becomes, the need for religion can never falter, as its human nature to believe in a higher order above ours and the need to have a spirtuality support. Religion caused wars that dot the pages of history. People in these lesser developed countries sometimes literally surivive on this kind if support, and if they take it so seriously to the extend that their lives depend on it, insulting the religion, is as good as demeaning their lives.
This brings me to the shocking fact that the EU have not made any positive statements regarding the situation in the Middle East, and why the heck they are not making a point to do something about the situation. Especially them, since most of its members' nations are involved in the cartoon situation, and the fact that EU actually supports its countries are shocking.
The UN's mission to uphold World Peace is, sad to say, failing. The UN is unbalanced in the 1st place. Little or no Middle East countries are in the security council, and the irony is that UN stands for United Nations. Since its name suggests all nations should be united, why the lack of a representive of a Middle East country in the security council?? And evidently, in my opinon, they certainly have not learned from the mistakes of the failed League of Nations. The veto system that still exists in the highest ruling chamber, the security council is laughable. The Russians have shown at the turn of the 20th century that they can do what ever they please to stop actions from being taken in the Cold War, and now, it looks like the US is imitating them. Why can't we just give one another some trust, the trust in good human faith?
The only possible way to solve the current situation now, is to apologize. The Middle Easterns are not barbarians, and are educated like you and I. The offending countries should step out like a MAN and face it all, instead of hiding behind Mama USA's skirt. Since you have offended others DEEPLY, YOU SHOULD MAKE SOME ATTEMPT TO APOLOGIZE! But, then again, the damage done sometime just goes too deep.. and the situation becomes irrversible.
Otherwise, I forsee either 1 of the 2 followings, maybe both. 1. My post gets censored like hell and I am brought to the International Court of Justice and charged for defaming the UN, and I'll say I am telling the truth and they will just arrest me anyway. 2. The war erupts and the world ends under a cloud of misconception because of a cartoon. And the future generations (if there are any) will learn about this WW3, and their teachers will finally decide to teach them to treat all humankind with respect they deserve.
recorded on 2/05/2006 07:28:00 PM
warrior
Wan Zhong Hao aka ashhao
Current affilated to: IJC 0641B (Council)
Was: ATS '01/CHS '05
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If there was any ability,
that could bring you back to me
I would gladly give up all my powers
for that one moment with you again.
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Honor
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