And everyone in my office in East London, South Africa, chimes in about what they think Americans should care about. The general concensus is that Americans should care more about America and less about the rest of the world.
One girl brings up Katrina, and said how pathetic it is that America hasn't rebuilt New Orleans yet.
Another guy said that America's economy is going to collapse if we don't do something about it fast. "The whole bubble is going to burst," he said.
Another case of genocide in the world? The death of hundred of children in Kenya, with the bodies piling up. How much is too much? When reading about the current situation in Kenya I have to agree with the CNN article characterizing the situation as genocide. Regretfully the current events in Kenya bring back to my mindscenes described in a book I read in my English class this semester, "A Long Way Gone" by Ishmael Beah, about children and the effects of the violence of war upon them. I highly recommend his book which tells the story of a boy soldier in Sierra Leone. Children are victims of war, either because of death, injuries or from being conscripted to become soldiers in a war between is still tribal groups. The question that comes to mind when reading the article on CNN is what can we do that is effective to change the situation? The campaign regarding Darfur has been going on for some time and yet the problem on violence is still there. Do we have any ideas on how to deal with a crisis that repeats itself throughout the African continent? I know Senator Obama is busy trying to win in Iowa at this moment, but this is a good moment to show that he can give some creative solutions even if he is not the most experienced candidate. He can try to show why he is the real hope for change. Genocide has happened before and is happening again. The question is, do we have the ideas for solutions, the will-power and the leadership to try to stop it? Genocide is a moral issue that most be dealt with.
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