‘Blood diamonds,’ ‘blood oil’ and ‘blood food’

[kpete]

‘Blood diamonds,’ ‘blood oil’ and ‘blood food’
By Pablo Ouziel
Online Journal Contributing Writer


Apr 29, 2008, 00:13


For awhile now, I have been thinking about what George W. Bush signifies from a socio-political perspective. Looking at the world from the time of the ‘Big Bang’ of September 11, 2001, until today almost seven years later, one can clearly observe how monstrous our human interaction has become. After much reading and analysis, I now understand that September 11 was not the starting point of a new world order, but to the contrary, it was purely the end of a specific human state of affairs.


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It is evident now, that if the West attacks Iran, the Western population will put the blame on George W. Bush. He will then move on, and someone will clean up the mess. The fact remains, however, that George W. Bush is indeed serving the interests of America and its allies. Unless the Western population is willing to lower its standard of living and cut down on its thirst for natural resources, we are going to fight a perpetual war, defending our privileges and exploiting the basic human rights of others.

For this war, George W. Bush is the right man. However, if we decide that annihilating the rest of the world is not the way to go about things. We must learn to cut back on spending, organize ourselves as taxpayers, and begin to demand disarmament from our governments, to pull them out of those apparently “unwanted” wars. Until then, the diamonds in our stores will be bloody, the food in our supermarkets will be bloody and the gasoline at our pumps will be bloody. Washing our hands of the problem will maybe help us in the short-term, but in the long term, we will see that just like in the times of the Nazis, our collective hands are tainted with innocent blood.

It is time for the West to accept that although some might hate George W. Bush’s style, he is fighting to guarantee our privileges and is a reflection of our socio-political interests. Let us stop our double standards and begin to look at our reality. A lot of people are dying hoping for some solidarity, yet in the West, we are reluctant to accept responsibility for our cruelty to other human beings.

Pablo Ouziel is a sociologist and freelance writer.

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[Cerridwen]

1. Kick. n/t

[scarletwoman]

2. Wow, another cool find! Frustrating that it's too late to rec. (nt)

[Cerridwen]

3. Yeah, I know. Just keep on kickin'! LOL n/t

[scarletwoman]

4. That's an excellent article, kpete. Sorry I didn't see it sooner.

We must learn to cut back on spending, organize ourselves as taxpayers, and begin to demand disarmament from our governments, to pull them out of those apparently “unwanted” wars. Until then, the diamonds in our stores will be bloody, the food in our supermarkets will be bloody and the gasoline at our pumps will be bloody.

That's really what it comes down, for sure.

sw