Third World Rights Today, Are Our Rights Tomorrow
May 15th, 2008Today is ‘Bloggers Unite For Human Rights‘ day. You will read a much different topic here today to what I normally write about. This blog is about Mindset and the power of Motivation. Many of us have the luxury of making our own choices and are fortunate to live in ‘Fortunate Countries’. However, it seems many of us take this for granted and certainly take many of our luxuries ‘in our stride’.
Freedom Of Speech
Freedom Of Speech is something we take for granted yet it seems most don’t quite understand how much our rights are being undermined, literally by the day, in the western world.
While we are busy watching 3rd world disasters and human rights issues across the world on the news, it seems we have our focuses diverted to areas where we have little power to help. Meanwhile, our very own governments remove more and more human rights from us (gradually of course) until, over a few generations, our rights have ‘de-generated’.
Third World Rights Today, Are Our Rights Tomorrow
How do you think the other places got so bad? Overnight? Hm, not likely! Let’s realise for a moment that the very people you and I voted in, whether it’s the USA, Australia or the UK, are the ones that are creating massive squalor across the world. The further away, the better it seems. Meanwhile, we can comfortably sit in our lounges, eat our dinner, and watch the proceedings on Fox News while our popular ‘pollies’ are supporting criminal acts of war. Of course, most of their own sons are kept at home, because they are above us mere mortals. And someone needs to count the spoils, I guess.
History DOES Repeat
The countries that won the wars of the 20th Century had the benefit of heavily influencing the history books for us the learn from. While we seemed to be fighting a thing called Fascism for many years, the world is going down that path again very fast. When the German Reichstag was burned to the ground in the 1930’s, citizens rights were removed very fast with the excuse of protecting them from one ethnic group and certain political alliances.
When the 9/11 attacks happened in 2001, the same thing happened again. Instead of persecuting one people, we just started persucuting another. An eye for an eye - so we kill hundred of thousand of innocent people in retaliation… the mind boggles at how fast people forget!
Once again, credible(?) politicians started a racist persecution and in the process diverted our attention from ourselves to the other side of the world. Then - BANG - away goes the rights! Why? “Because we need to protect you” - Bollocks!
History DOES Repeat. Don’t realize this when it’s too late.
Remember Your Own Rights
In order to help others, we have to also help ourselves. That doesn’t mean we ignore anyone. By all means, stay aware of world events and help where you can. But don’t forget to stand up for your own rights, because when they are gone, you too may be living in another ‘Zimbabwe’ or some country where you may rather not live at the moment.
And next time our own people want to drop Depleted Uranium Bombs, Cluster Bombs, MOAB’s (Mother Of All Bomb’s - can you believe they nick-named it that?) on civilian populations and call it collateral damage…. don’t accept it! Don’t buy the lies! Because next time around someone else will be dropping them in your backyard and someone else will be watching us on TV while microwaving their TV dinner.
The Most Precious Thing In The World
A child is the most precious person in the world to a mother or father. No matter what religion, color, race or belief, we have no rights to take that little soul away from this world. Protect them in the future by protecting yourself now.
Remember to protect your rights. Others took it for granted - and lost it. We are doing the same, right now…
I personally support these charities. Please consider supporting ones of your own choice. I don’t care what you support, just support someone that cares!
Angel Flight, Surf Life Saving Australia, Royal Flying Doctors, Greenpeace
Make yourself heard! No one hears your thoughts. Start by posting a response right here and now. Show me that you, too, care. Thanks!
Next time, I’m back on track again with the ‘Normal’ posts
Sean Rasmussen
Success Communicator
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