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after spending five months in london, i can tell you that the all the people i talked to, in pubs, in class, they didn't agree with the war, even if they voted for labour. and they loved to talk about politics and quiz me to see if i agreed with the absurd policy of the most powerful leaders in the world.
so little has been accomplished in iraq against "terrorism", a nation that, at the time of war, had little intent to take terrorist actions against another country.
yet london, a city like no other, where people are so accepting of differences, in a nation so open to immigration and to giving non-brits a home, has to suffer on the account of their decisions made by their leaders and perhaps by some of them as well, but tony blair won the election by only %33. i've never seen diversity like i did in london. i've never seen such a large amount of people work together, and enjoy each others company, i've never experienced true diversity until i went to london.
i love london. it is an amazing city. i rode on the bombed tube lines everyday. the circle, hammersmith & city, metropoltian line, and piccadilly line were some of my most frequently used lines, it could have been me. instead it was other people, people who also had families and friend.
and i somehow wish i were there, to help the city i learned so much from.
i may love london. but why are the people of london seen as what seems "more valuable" than the people of iraq?
" you've got people killing innocent people. And the contrast couldn't be clearer between the intentions and the hearts of those of us who care deeply about human rights and human liberty, and those who kill, those who've got such evil in their heart that they will take the lives of innocent folks." - george w. bush.
Its all so hypocritical. president bush & prime minister tony blair, did your army not bomb civilian areas in iraq? where those civilians less innocent than those of london? did they not have family and friends they cared about? i am sure the number of innocent people killed during your war is higher than that of those in london. No that does not make either situation right or better, but it makes you think. Can we really make a difference? The people of london spoke out against the war, I saw it. And yet they are left feeling powerless.
according to bbc, anywhere between 10,000 and 100,000 civilians have died during the war. thats a whole lot more than 22. but covered a whole lot less my the media.
all this has lead to me to my orginal position: i really don't think anyone can be jusified in killing. killing and war, it can't be the solution. i don't know what is the solution. i dont know what will work. but i am so distrubed. and i feel like "terrorism" has become such a "catch-all" phrase since 2001.
these are only my intial thoughs, i still am sorting it out in my head. i'm going to go watch the news.
so little has been accomplished in iraq against "terrorism", a nation that, at the time of war, had little intent to take terrorist actions against another country.
yet london, a city like no other, where people are so accepting of differences, in a nation so open to immigration and to giving non-brits a home, has to suffer on the account of their decisions made by their leaders and perhaps by some of them as well, but tony blair won the election by only %33. i've never seen diversity like i did in london. i've never seen such a large amount of people work together, and enjoy each others company, i've never experienced true diversity until i went to london.
i love london. it is an amazing city. i rode on the bombed tube lines everyday. the circle, hammersmith & city, metropoltian line, and piccadilly line were some of my most frequently used lines, it could have been me. instead it was other people, people who also had families and friend.
and i somehow wish i were there, to help the city i learned so much from.
i may love london. but why are the people of london seen as what seems "more valuable" than the people of iraq?
" you've got people killing innocent people. And the contrast couldn't be clearer between the intentions and the hearts of those of us who care deeply about human rights and human liberty, and those who kill, those who've got such evil in their heart that they will take the lives of innocent folks." - george w. bush.
Its all so hypocritical. president bush & prime minister tony blair, did your army not bomb civilian areas in iraq? where those civilians less innocent than those of london? did they not have family and friends they cared about? i am sure the number of innocent people killed during your war is higher than that of those in london. No that does not make either situation right or better, but it makes you think. Can we really make a difference? The people of london spoke out against the war, I saw it. And yet they are left feeling powerless.
according to bbc, anywhere between 10,000 and 100,000 civilians have died during the war. thats a whole lot more than 22. but covered a whole lot less my the media.
all this has lead to me to my orginal position: i really don't think anyone can be jusified in killing. killing and war, it can't be the solution. i don't know what is the solution. i dont know what will work. but i am so distrubed. and i feel like "terrorism" has become such a "catch-all" phrase since 2001.
these are only my intial thoughs, i still am sorting it out in my head. i'm going to go watch the news.