Up until the start of Iraq war I’ve written a lot against Bush, etc etc. I then stopped doing that because it became obvious how things were, plus there were a lot other people infinitely more influential that shared my opinions.
As it turned out, nothing really changed. When I was living in USA I realized how detached from the rest of the world one can be. Simplified thinking is pushed to the extreme. Money is the key value there, and people are easily convinced by simple repetition (not an American exclusive for sure 8).
Politicians will overwhelm the media with a key message until people are convinced. The process of sending a simple message then becomes more like brainwashing. Things are simplified and dramatized. An evil dictator can be an ally one day and the next day a mean mean person that needs to be brought to justice.
A politician will talk about mass murder and rape (that always strikes a chord) while he actually means that something has to be done before all countries start selling oil for Euro rather than Dollars. People that like the rhetoric (the majority) will go for the idea of killing a rapist, and if they ever find out about the economy issue, at least they will settle with the idea that it’s for the economy 8)
But at the end of the day this doesn’t really matter much. We live in a sugar coated reality where dead people far away are numbers. I hear news of dozens of people blown up everyday and I don’t think much about it anymore. Torture, dismembering, suicide bombers.. we hear about it, but hardly ever feel anything anymore. People don’t have time to worry about others, especially other nations !
Then some rich person goes to Africa and sees the bottom of human life, survival to the extreme, and decides to be vocal about that. “We need to help Africa ! People are dying today !!!”
Yes, I agree, but honestly, I don’t think most people really care. It’s hard enough to feel for the loss of someone you met once, imagine for the loss of a millions of strangers that have an incredibly low life expectancy.
Aren’t we trained to be insensitive anyway ? When we see a homeless person we are told that he/she is just a good-for-nothing bum that doesn’t like to work like “the good people” do.
Moving into a nation with massive amount of logistics isn’t an incredible feat.. it’s easily done when it’s needed to make war 8)
I honestly don’t see how the poorest parts of the world are going to pick up any speed. One needs a drastic change, a miracle. One needs to go in the middle of some desert and start building some sort of Las Vegas or a Dubai. Only an overwhelming investment is going to bring any change.
Anyhow, if you really want to read about USA and middle east, you are better off at the The Dilbert Blog. If you want to know why things suck in Italy, you can instead read Beppe Grillo’s Blog, a famous Italian comedian very critical of Italy’s politics. About 3 years ago he gained a lot of respect for foreseeing the collapse of Parlamat.
..over there there is a lot to read. And if the articles aren’t enough, you can try find some decent comment, or even post your own opinion. Which to me it really equates at wasting exponential amounts of time.
This stuff is addictive ! Better do some coding !!!
woooooo
Posted by Davide Pasca in Society