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15-12-2015, 04:35 PM | #1 | |||
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In another thread I mentioned that I'd written a bit of a rambling opinion piece about what was happening in the world in the wake of the Paris attacks... I had sent this to a friend who said he'd see if he could help me get it published but it never went anywhere and I think the moment has passed to get it published in its current form... but I thought I'd share on here to spark some debate and see other people's opinions because, like everybody else, I am only a voice with no solution to any of this... apologies for the length!! You all know I'm very wordy...
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15-12-2015, 05:06 PM | #2 | |||
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"It’s not a world war until we’re involved"
Of course it can be anyplace Isis pick they give no warning thats why they win |
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15-12-2015, 05:10 PM | #3 | |||
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My meaning is that we in this country don't recognise what's going on in the world as being a 'world war' because we're not under threat of air raids and armies turning up on our doorstep; even though a large number of countries in Europe, Africa and the Middle East are getting drawn into this conflict. I'd arguably say that we've been in World War III since 9/11, if not before then.
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15-12-2015, 05:15 PM | #4 | |||
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but France has started up a War On Terror. Many do not feel safe there which is normal after such a Evil Attack And I get You on WW3 since 9/11 thats why I have a Bunker |
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15-12-2015, 07:26 PM | #5 | ||
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"We only care when it affects us", that sums up the general dispassionate anti Christian malaise in our vastly over-rated society...
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15-12-2015, 08:24 PM | #6 | |||
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There's a saying, 'Good writing is accurate communication that makes the reader want to know more'. I wanted to read more. Everything you said in this blog is staring each and every one of us in the face. Every paragraph is a clear expression of an interesting thought using the right words at the right moment. I want to keep this, bookmark it, read it out to my friends and family. I want to thank you for sharing and for holding my attention enough for me to turn the tv off and just read your thoughts.
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15-12-2015, 09:18 PM | #7 | |||
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Wow. I can only agree with DemolitionRed's sentiment. Superbly written and thought-provoking. I would love to see this published as I think this is something everybody could do with reading and thinking about.
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15-12-2015, 09:58 PM | #8 | ||
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It's an excellent article, covers a lot of the things I've been saying around here (so it must be excellent, right?)... Unfortunately, failing to have it published was inevitable. It's balanced and fair, you didn't say "ruddy faced terrorists bad! West good!" and, therefore, any chance of anything other than self-publishing becomes almost impossible.
You mentioned the glaring fact that we broke the world. That's not allowed! |
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15-12-2015, 10:13 PM | #9 | |||
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I think everything some of us have been trying to say over some period of time is well summed up in this post, but because, unlike "Z" we didn't say it all in one post, on one page on the same day, those thoughts came over in a very fragmented way.
I would be interested to hear more thoughts on this post from those on here who disagree with 'Z's blog.
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15-12-2015, 10:24 PM | #10 | |||
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Thanks everyone..
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15-12-2015, 10:50 PM | #11 | |||
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Its well written and well argued. I think its strong on a lot of the background to the Western world view. My points of disagreements would revolve around that being over-emphasised though. Yes it's an idea we're fighting but what about the history of that idea itself? What about the history of Islamism and the history of the Middle East? Syria, Iraq, Libya etc. and violent Islam have stories to tell beyond Western policy and Western ideology and those things do not adequately explain everything that has happened. A lot of Middle Eastern countries have battled Islamist insurgencies for decades and decades, and the history of the region has always been an incredibly bloody and fractious one. I don't say that in a sneering way because the same is obviously true of Europe as well but plenty of Islamic nations have similar histories of conquest, imperialism and Empire: it is not all manufactured by the West. We have made mistakes in our attempts to confront the problem but we did not create it imo.
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15-12-2015, 11:08 PM | #12 | ||
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I find that a point not worth making I guess: all of humanity throughout all of history has been "bloody". |
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15-12-2015, 11:23 PM | #13 | |||
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But its often portrayed as if the Middle East was a haven before Western involvement. It's a point worth making because the internal history of the actual region itself is often ignored in favour of narratives that talk about how all issues derive from the West.
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16-12-2015, 09:58 AM | #14 | |||
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Look at Iraq, Syria, Lybia, Afghanistan and even the Ukraine and spot the similarities. They all have oil, or major transit corridors running directly to those important fossil fuels, our worlds most valuable commodity. Mark my word, Iran will be next because its sitting on the worlds 2nd biggest gas reserve and Washington is not going to just sit there and tolerate those silk roads between Iran and Pakistan which are being supported and funded by Russia and the worlds biggest oil consumer China.
Black gold will always ensure we intrude into other countries back yards because like it or not, we live in an energy centric world http://www.tomdispatch.com/blog/175487/
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