The latest attempt by the UN to resolve some of the most pressing issues in our modern world has just been scuttled. And not by some flea-bitten terrorist dictatorship grandstanding on some obscure point of protocol, but by, supposedly, the leading nation of our globe – the US of A.
Yet again the USA expects the rest of the world to agree with them, only them, and nobody else, ALL OF THE TIME.
This time it is the UN Racism forum in Geneva. It has been boycotted by the USA and other nations because, wait for it, they don’t like the mood of the forum!
Apparently the forum is lining up to accuse Israel of crimes against humanity. Well maybe not that strong – but they should! It is about time that Israel’s performance in Palestine be recognised for what it is – brutal thuggery, repressing a people with different beliefs. And if that is not racism – what is? They have labelled every Palestinian a terrorist, and are treating them accordingly.
The only way to solve the Mideast issues is through dialogue, understanding and tolerating differences – from all sides. And that includes the USA who still seems to believe that Israel is completely innocent of all charges. Despite all that ex-Pres Jimmy Carter says, the American general public still swallow the lies, fabricated facts and half stories fed to them by their government. They firmly believe in their own position of being right despite incontrovertible evidence to the contrary.
By not participating they are fueling and escalating the very thing they are complaining about – intolerance of religious and idealogical differences. How do they expect to be able to influence and change anything if they don’t even bother to turn up to the forum to talk about it?
The other complaint from the USA is that the mood of the forum has an anti western bias. Well if the USA can’t take a bit of criticism itself, why does it continually ‘lay down the law’ about other countries’ behaviours!! Do unto others as you want them to do unto you. So if the USA is always berating other countries about their performances, then they can only expect to receive the same sort of ‘helpful’ comments back!
Instead of turning their back when other countries speak a different message, it is about time that the USA listened to the opinions of others. They should not trample all over them, and insist that the world kowtow to the American view of reality in all things.
Tags: anti-west, do unto others, Israel, Jimmy Carter, mideast, Palestine, racism, terrorist, UN Racism Forum, USA
April 20, 2009 at 10:16 am |
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