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The London bombings have been
tragic, loss of life; a sense of insecurity, an actual exportation of the
terror of the Middle East is being
brought to the homes of western civilians. These bombings, combined with the
September 11 genocide, have caused a major stir in the way of life of the
metropolitan west. Stricter immigration laws,
tedious air travel, random car searches etc. A times I wonder why they
bother, the Israeli’s have been living under these conditions for while with
their Palestinian neighbors eager to strike back with suicide bombs, and have
failed miserably to stop this, what makes the west think they can stop a person
intent on causing killing themselves and a few to strike fear into the hearts
of many?
Upon several casual conversations I have pondered the
motives of the terrorist. Granted they wanted a big bang effect with the 2
towers, I am considerably relieved that they didn’t go after the NYC subway
system. There are about 20 main lines in NY, and there were allegedly the same
number of terrorist. I shudder at the thought of each one of them going bomb
strapped in underground subway system at rush hour. Can you imagine the chaos,
the number of people stuck in the system, and the overall psychological effect
on the NYC populace? That impact on a
system that transports over 20 million people daily would have crippled the
city beyond belief. Loss in tourism, people moving, and just the plain sick
realization that your subway ride is just as dangerous as being I a war torn
zone.
Apparently, thy have attempted to shut down London with bombs going off in the city.
They have failed miserably; the world is tighter on arms, and bomb makings
devices. Immigration is also tighter; they are not detonating less potent bombs
in a subway system, and causing damage to life and failing in their missions.
The only thing they have succeeded in doing is changing the way of life of the
average Western resident. With the July 21th
attempted bombing, NYC police have now instituted a random search requirement to
a typical NY commuter. Today being the 22nd, I saw as they
constantly profiled men of Middle Eastern, far eastern origins. The commute was
annoyingly longer.
Our lives have changed, but I bark at the fact that we are
only looking at reactionary measures as against preventive measures. Preventive
measures will involve re-evaluating policies in the Middle
East. Attempt to create an environment of trust, and win as many
fundamentalists as possible. The west has to stop being portrayed as the bully
but more as an ally. Then again this is easier said than done.
Until then, no more carrying, liquor in back packs, no more
carrying drug cash in back packs , or
even metals, because now in this state of paranoia mass transportation is not
as free, as it used to be.
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| The power of dementia is a theme exploited heavily in the latest
installment of the Batman Chronicles. The script writers aptly play on the basic
psychological issues that define people to become who they are. Dementia is
seen as the powerful tool that destroys not only core fulcrum of the society,
but society at large. In this movie, I understand the role of the League of Shadows;
I am enthralled by their motives, and the efficacy with which they apply them.
The use of fear as a tool of control, plus as a catalyst for success is quite
exciting. Dementia, Fear, Control, these tools I feel are necessary in the
right doses for society to thrive. I look at present day, out of fear,
dementia, and absolute lack of control, anarchy breeds at an uncontrollable
rate. We as a people have to learn to channel our fears for motivation, channel
that fear as a support system.
Anyhow, I am rambling. All in All Batman Begins was a great
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The world is yet again in awe about the allegedly
barbaric events that occurred in London
this week. I sit back and wonder why there is such uproar over the loss of life
of 50 UK
residents. Do not mistake me for a sadist, but this is business as usual. There
are unreported deaths in Iraq,
and Afghanistan, pretty much
the entire Middle East. Israeli’s go through
constant bombardment, and basically live their freight. Yet the only uproar is
the battle in the Middle East has been brought
to the west.
We sit back and are only touched when instances of genocide,
affect the west. There is crisis all over the world but we are stuck on the
west is better mindset. I cringe at the insensitivity of the common man to
plights of others. A chilling line from the movie Hotel Rwanda says it all “People will
look at the TV and say this is horrible, and then go back to eating their
diners”.
We have to look behind our comfort zones; we have to take a
stance on issues that affect the rest of the world. The Middle east crisis has
been ignored for too long, and now with the invasion of Iraq has
escalated. The seed of hate is being planted more and more. We should look back
at statements made by famous speakers
like Ghandi, and Dr.Martin Luther King, and realize that peace is the most
effective way to get our requests and demands across.
To all that have lost someone, and have been affected by man’s
inhumanity to man., I salute you and pray that you find the strength to
overcome, and more importantly to forgive.
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May the Force be with You ! This is the theme for the
weekend. The final installment of the Star Wars saga, has brought about a sense
of excitement, nostalgia, and borderline curiosity. Why the obsession over
George Lucas’ masterpiece? Why are people willing to pay over the US
minimum wage to see a movie that they already know the conclusion?
For me this is simple, it is all about the religion. The
Jedi order becomes destroyed, by the very “one” that was meant to “bring balance
to the force”. Sounds familiar? There is that recurring notion of the “One”.
This “One” has appeared in most facets of popular religion, folklore,
mythology, and is thoroughly embedded in our consciousness.
Whether the “One” is “Christ”, “Buddha”, “Neo” or “Anakin
Skywalker”, we sit waiting on prophesies or misinterpretations thereof and live
our lives hoping for this messiah to arrive.
Star Wars does not only excite the boyhood excitement for
adventure it also carries with it several political themes. The frailties of a
Democracy in war time, the emergence and necessity for strong centralized leadership,
and the consequences of Dictatoships are also prominent themes.
This movie, this masterpiece is the embodiment of all
political intertwining that occurs in our galaxy, and more precisely our planet,
hence kudos to Lucas for pulling this off.
Till My Next Entry …. “May the Force Be With You”.
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