Whenever this, or any, country decides it will be beneficial to start a war-for whatever reason-it always concentrates on the "enemy" nation as a whole, or picks one statement that sounds suspicious. Let me explain.
We say, "Iran threatens this," "Palestine is doing this," "President so-and-so said this." So what? That is not the general population of the country talking. That's just one figurehead, one news story perspective, one comment mistranslated or blown out of proportion. It isn't the face of the nation; the face of a nation lies in its people. How often do we see interviews with citizens on the street? Do we hear their opinions?
I don't like to believe that leaders choose to have wars; however, when economical, political, and now basic human needs are brought into the equation, it's automatically deemed as a must. The next large war, if we have one, God forbid, will be over drinkable water, food, or some other essential thing. Terrible events are already in motion in India and Bangladesh, where non-flooded land is ranked just as high as these two necessities.
Well, that's it for my daily rant.
This is why I don't much care for leaders in general. Not that it would be better for everyone to just run around doing whatever on whim, but still. But I think that's the point. If people could see that normal people appose wars and that they aren't just some faceless bunch of enemies...well, okay, a lot of people would still be screaming for blood, but...yeah... There really isn't much of a solution to these issues, given human nature.
ReplyDeleteAgreed. Thanks for commenting on stuff!
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