Am just scared (Bombs over Baghdad)

Name: jorja

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Product:	Bombs over Baghdad
Date:	13/04/03 (25 review reads)
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A lot of people have opinions about what is happening and what scares me is that this war

provokes reaction, provokes extreme thoughts and divides people by those thoughts. Even

the man next door or your best friend could have a very different view from you which in

itself is not a bad thing, but when thoughts become extreme and feelings become extreme,

problems arise.

So, instead of providing unity, which I believe was an initial assumption or belief of our

Governments, this war has created disunity which descends from the leaders of

our world to the next man standing next to us or to the child playing next to the child in the

playground. Instead of loving our fellow man we become suspicious of our fellow man,

and we move away in fear - leading to further disunity and seperatism, if there is such a

word. A lot can happen from this feeling of unease. It can lead to extremists and it can lead

to humans bonding together in extreme groupings and it can also lead to mistrust on a

grand scale. I see our world dividing up not by country but by religion. I see a lot of

mistrust. I see anarchy in many forms. Anarchy is not in itelf an option to order. Sounds

very grave, but I just cannot see a way out of the present feeling that seems to be over the

whole world, a feeling of mistrust between countries, a feeling of disunity, and it makes me

think we have been here all before. I wrote an email to a friend of mine whose reply

supported anarchy as being preferable to Bush and Blair but I really don't think that is the

answer.

It seems though in the Western World we have no faith in our leaders for they seem to be

on a different agenda from what we ask or want them to be on. I am not necessary saying

their agenda is incorrect or correct but surely democr
acy means they should take into

consideration what we need or believe.

When though should a government take control and take action without

the consideration of the people? There must surely have been times like this in past wars or

events that required action without consultation of the masses? In order though to allow

this, we have to have trust, and I don't think we have this now, because our governments

are acting without our authority, regardless of the reasons why or their justified actions.

Ps I think at this moment in time everyone should be scared, but from fear comes reaction, and hopefully positive reaction, not negative.

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