Tuesday, October 27, 2009

In the news....


In response to my last post which was complaining about the Guardian's lack of concern for the people of Afghanistan, well they actually in the same day's paper did have an article on the people in the Taliban areas between Afghanistan and Pakistan being run out of their villages because of fighting between the Taliban, the Pakistan militia, and Nato/ American bombings. These people have fled to a town in Pakistan, but NGO's warn that this town cannot possibly sustain all of the people fleeing there. Anyways the article was kind of a relief to me, showing me that the paper wasn't completely focuses on the presidential race (which in my mind will not make any sort of difference in the lives of Afghan people)....


There's been a lot of articles in various papers here recently about London squatters. Apparently they have taken over a number of empty mansions in areas like Belgravia, and Leicester Square. The squatters tend to be artists, homeless people, etc-people who feel that the number of mansions in London that sit empty is shameful and that they are making political statements showing that it is wrong for there to be homeless people in the city while these mansions sit empty. I guess a long time ago I would have thought that the squatters were just lazy and didn't want to get jobs and pay rent/ mortage like everyone else but after my social enlightenment over the past year, I now feel that they have a point. Why are there so many abandoned or empty buildings, mansions, flats, etc and homelessness at the same time? Every human deserves a good quality of life. Until there are no restrictions on immigration and every person in the world's health and well-being is protected there will never be peace. And there will ALWAYS be violence, poverty, homelessness, starvation, destuction, etc. Until people of the world become more equal and recognize each other as equal (and not as competitors) and work together to protect humanity (and the environment) our species is stuck in this rut. Just ask any person who lost their homes, jobs, etc in the recession.... (sorry that was off in a tangent a bit).


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