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BTW, two of my friends started, and run, this: http://www.genocideintervention.net/
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The Zoé's ark debacle was a serious case of white man's burden.Originally posted by Az
which is in need of actual help, not of feelgood white man's burden.
What "white man's burden" has to do with it? Were the volunteers in Spain's Civil war excercising a bit of "white man's burden" as well?
In Spain, international fighters fought out of an ideology (be they fascist, Democrats or Communists) that they shared with local Spaniards claiming government. The same can be said of Islamists who go fight in Iraq, Afghanistan or Somalia.
But Darfur isn't seen as an ideologic fight. You have several ethnical group fighting, with the central government backing some against some others. There's no clear communist side, no democratic side, and even the islamist aspect of it is fairly low (at least in comparison with the above mentioned examples). The way Darfur is seen on TV, the divide is between victims and guilties."I have been reading up on the universe and have come to the conclusion that the universe is a good thing." -- Dissident
"I never had the need to have a boner." -- Dissident
"I have never cut off my penis when I was upset over a girl." -- DisComment
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If I were to volunteer to fight somwhere, it wouldn't be Darfur. Eritrea perhaps. Help the Kurds attain statehood?
The problem with most conflicts today is that I have a hard time identifying with one side against the other. I'd have easier choice if Spanish civil war was fought today than I have deciding whether to support the Tamil tigers or not.
I could perhaps identify with the Israelis against the Arabs, but they don't need help.Comment
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What do you see as the end state for Darfur anyway? It was people with incredible ****ty lives being bribed and instigated against people with slightly less ****ty lives."Yay Apoc!!!!!!!" - bipolarbear
"At least there were some thoughts went into Apocalypse." - Urban Ranger
"Apocalype was a great game." - DrSpike
"In Apoc, I had one soldier who lasted through the entire game... was pretty cool. I like apoc for that reason, the soldiers are a bit more 'personal'." - General LuddComment
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I'd volunteer to fight the Canadian menace.“As a lifelong member of the Columbia Business School community, I adhere to the principles of truth, integrity, and respect. I will not lie, cheat, steal, or tolerate those who do.”
"Capitalism ho!"Comment
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We'd give you a glorious death.
"I have never killed a man, but I have read many obituaries with great pleasure." - Clarence Darrow
"I didn't attend the funeral, but I sent a nice letter saying I approved of it." - Mark TwainComment
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Re: Why doesn't anyone volunteer to fight in Darfur?
Probably because the situation in Darfur isn't as bad as the media is making out to be. Most of the people are dying in Chad, in refugee camps, because the Chadian government is preventing relief agencies from giving enough aid.Originally posted by Az
Throughout the 20th century, many times, regions of strife attracted thousands of noble idealists who were not afraid to pick up arms and fight in wars in distant countries. These days, the tragedy that keeps unraveling in Darfur doesn't seem to attract such people, although the plead of the people there is worldwide?
Why is this the case?Christianity: The belief that a cosmic Jewish Zombie who was his own father can make you live forever if you symbolically eat his flesh and telepathically tell him you accept him as your master, so he can remove an evil force from your soul that is present in humanity because a rib-woman was convinced by a talking snake to eat from a magical tree...Comment
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Che if the Washington government tries to destroy the soon to be established Socialist Republic of Florida I'll come to fight with you
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Canada tries to keep those seals in check for ages now, but they keep coming back every year.BlahComment
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I am SO helping out the people in Darfur. I've joined three facebook groups, signed dozens of online petitions, and made I don't know how many blog comments. How can you imply I don't care?Comment
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Another thing: those yelling loudest about "human rights" are usually spoiled leftist college punks who only dare to trash benign democratic governments. When faced with tough authoritarian regimes such as China and Russia, they become errily silent. When confronted with real thugs like Iran, Al-Qaeda, Saddam's Iraq, and Taliban's Afghanistan, they cringe with fear.Comment
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The real fighters in this nation are the ones whom they deride as "rednecks".Comment
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Originally posted by One_more_turn
Another thing: those yelling loudest about "human rights" are usually spoiled leftist college punks who only dare to trash benign democratic governments. When faced with tough authoritarian regimes such as China and Russia, they become errily silent. When confronted with real thugs like Iran, Al-Qaeda, Saddam's Iraq, and Taliban's Afghanistan, they cringe with fear.
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BS.Originally posted by One_more_turn
Another thing: those yelling loudest about "human rights" are usually spoiled leftist college punks who only dare to trash benign democratic governments. When faced with tough authoritarian regimes such as China and Russia, they become errily silent. When confronted with real thugs like Iran, Al-Qaeda, Saddam's Iraq, and Taliban's Afghanistan, they cringe with fear.BlahComment
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