Unjust Politics and Peace

The planet in which we live inhabits more than 6.8 billion persons, every of whom are exceptional by way of life experiences, differing by way of ethnicities, cultures, beliefs and religious views. Then again, no quantity of differences ought to value one particular innocent life from being of greater significance than a further innocent life, as we are all fundamentally, human beings consisting of the exact same biological components which keep us breathing.

It is the above principle which forms a base to all my views on domestic and foreign politics. The notion of "terrorism" is a idea that is severely misused in today's world, and extremely contradicts the principle of equal value by totally evading the full definition of the word. Although the definition varies, I am adamant we can all agree on a common definition along the lines of - "the unjust use of violence against civilians in order to attain some objective". The tragic events of 9/11 resulted in just more than 2900 civilian deaths an appalling act going against any religious or moral view. I condemn any form of unjust violence, and I thoroughly believe in punishing criminals by an proper, lawful, legal manner. This would involve a fair investigation, the make up of robust evidence, arrest, trials, and at some point conviction. The US had evidence to think that members in Afghanistan had been responsible for the attacks of 9/11, and in my view this will need to then have led to a thorough investigation, ultimately detaining those responsible, and only those responsible. Then again, the US with the help of Britain, responded by attacking and invading an whole nation, which has to date, led to the death of tens of thousands of civilians. When there is a murder case in the UK or U.S., the police and other crime scene organisations respond by targeting the individual responsible, by way of the gathering of robust evidence, ensuring no innocent person is sentenced. Why must our lawful, just, and fair policies suddenly adjust when we exit our borders? Surely, no innocent civilians should have been subjected to harm in the course of action of capturing those responsible? When we invaded Afghanistan, an entire country, it was inevitable that the loss of innocent civilians, such as ladies and kids was going to take spot. Going back to the definition of "terrorism", I stated that the use of the word contradicts the principle of equal value, and I say this considering the acts carried out by the U.S. and UK governments against Afghanistan fits the definition - but, due to their planet status, this term will never ever be applied by the masses. No a single individual can justify the killing of an innocent human being, and in my eyes, not even governments or planet leaders.

The problem relating to the Israel-Palestine conflict is an on going debate, screaming unjust politics and inequality. Palestine was when a peaceful nation consisting of Muslim and Christian Arabs, and Jews even so the Nazi led Germany of the Second Globe War led to the mass immigration of European Jews, and pressure of the Zionist movement, to make the state of Israel inside Palestine, which was eventually formed in 1948. Currently, the Palestinian territories include the Gaza strip and the occupied West Bank and East Jerusalem, which houses illegal Israeli settlements. The majority of Palestinians and Israelis accept the notion of a two state remedy but it is the minority from both parties along with a lack of foreign aid, which has resulted in the destruction of peace processes and the loss of thousands of innocent civilians dating back 60 years. The current "Gaza War" of 2008 saw the massacre of over 1400 Palestinians, with the majority getting innocent civilians. In the course of this 3 week attack, the Israeli Defense Force targeted civilian houses, put to use Palestinians (such as kids) as human shields, attacked ambulances, and health facilities (34 wellness facilities, including 8 hospitals - planet heath organization) these are all war crimes and should be taken incredibly seriously, through thorough investigation. The only viable and clear alternative to a profitable peace negotiation is the withdrawal of Israeli occupation and control of Palestinian borders, to let a free Palestinian state. Going back to the principle of every human getting getting equal value - don't the Palestinians deserve a absolutely free independent state and to reside a peaceful life within their proud nation? We, in Britain should certainly do alot more in encouraging this peace procedure, as it was the British government through the Balfour Declaration of 1917, who supported the Zionist movement in forming the state of Israel.

In order to combat terrorism, we want to identify the route cause of such acts and this route result in is injustice political injustice. Unjust wars and occupation is a key concern, with innocent lives at stake and the cash to fund such operations originates from our taxes - ordinary people who do not want to see bloodshed, but think in peace with out the use of violence. It does not matter irrespective of whether you are Christian, Muslim, Jew, white, black, a taxi driver, or a world leader an innocent life, is an innocent life, and a terrorist, is a terrorist. There are males, women, and youngsters, in the globe restricted in war zones, fearing their life could end within any moment. How can we sit back and allow such a horrific image float above our heads even though we sleep safely in our houses. We are the subsequent generation the generation who these people today suffering in the globe are relying on, to free them from harm, and injustice, and to prove to them we care. To do this we require to form our personal views, do our personal analysis, which is not based purely on the quite a few biased media networks we incur in our day-to-day lives. We have to have to be politically active, to speak for every and every single suffering individual on this planet. We have to have to say NO to terror, war, occupation and bombing, but say YES to peace, equality, nuclear disarmament, and fair, equal politics. The future of the planet is in our hands - individually we can not be noticed, but collectively we can make a difference.

Oftentimes, I believe young children are smarter than politicians, in the sense that in a child's eye, every other kid is equal. Rachel Corrie was an American human rights activist, who in 2003 at the age of 23 was unlawfully crushed to death by an Israeli Defense Force bulldozer, while peacefully protesting against the demolition of a Doctors dwelling in the Gaza strip. To this date, no charges have been produced. I would like to finish with an inspiring speech made by Rachel at the age of just ten years -

"I am right here for other children. I am right here due to the fact I care. I'm here for the reason that youngsters everywhere are suffering and since forty thousand men and women die every day from hunger. I am here given that those persons are largely kids. We have got to fully grasp that the poor are all about us and we are ignoring them. We have got to understand that these deaths are preventable. We have got to recognize that people today in Third Planet countries think and care and smile and cry just like us. We have got to fully grasp that they dream our dreams and we dream theirs. We have got to realize that they are us. We are them. My dream is to stop hunger by the year 2000. My dream is to give the poor a opportunity. My dream is to save the forty thousand individuals who die every day. My dream can and will come correct if we all appear in to the future and see the light that shines there. If we ignore hunger, that light will go out. If we help and perform together, it will develop and burn zero cost with the possible of tomorrow".
Rachel Corrie (April ten, 1979 - March 16, 2003)