Welcome to the WesternJustice blog!

A young British student, this blog is simply my forum for presenting my latest thoughts and ponderings on major world issues of our time. Please comment on any articles that you have a viewpoint on and add to the WesternJustice debate!


Friday, 21 January 2011

Politically Motivated Predators Close In on Vulnerable People Of Haiti

One year on from the terrifying earthquake that saw Haiti reduced to rubble, the predators are finally coming to circle the confused and apparently abandoned people of this impoverished nation. Seeking to satisfy their own political agenda, these former 'leaders' wait to cause maximum damage to the already crippled and indeed confused democratic scene. Amidst political uncertainty, people live on day by day trying to survive.


A Years Progress?

The last thing that the long suffering Haitians need is a former dictator landing at the airport with the arrogance of a cocky school boy, whilst much of the population live in squalid temporary camps. This sort of extravagant and self-centered economic and politically motivated nonsense seeks only to distract from the underlying issue, HAITIANS REMAIN ABANDONED AS THE INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY TURNS ITS BACK ON THE PEOPLE IT VOWED TO HELP! Where are the signs of progress, one year on?

12 months on people are still missing and disease is rife. Throw in a troublesome former dictator and the 'impending' arrival of a former president ( Jean-Bertrand Aristide) and you get a stark image of what the near future may potentially hold. It is the job of the international community to ensure that the aid it promised to Haiti is delivered, and it is also the job of this community to prevent any derailing of attempts to ensure a swift and peaceful installation of a democratic authority for the nation.

Just because it isn't on the news anymore, doesn't mean that the problem has gone away. A cholera crisis has only added to the woes of the nation where bodies are still being pulled from the rubble.
DO YOUR BIT! KEEP HAITI IN THE PUBLIC EYE, UNTIL OUR GOVERNMENTS ENSURE JUSTICE FOR THE (STILL) SUFFERING PEOPLE OF HAITI!

Wednesday, 29 December 2010

I Hope You Choke On That Turkey :/

Whilst much of the 'western world' sit down to their Christmas Turkeys and celebrate with sheer gluttony, young children starve and mothers die. Amidst all the celebrations of the Christian Festival and celebration the silent population of our world suffer. Climate change directly attributed to the world superpowers starves the people of Niger, forgotten amidst the pomp and ceremony of this festive time of year.

The Christian Bible tells of Jesus' Birth. This same staple of Christianity, tells of "loving thy neighbour" (ie making sure they don't starve and be forced to live like subhumans). The tragedy of Christmas is that the true message of the Bible is manipulated for self gain and greed. The latter, by many, is ignored and thrown by the wayside.

I, by my own admission am no selfless Saint. I aim not to insult or laud over anyone that I am in anyway superior , I'M NOT. I merely write this asking for your help in being proactive in your duty as a citizen of the WORLD.

FOR, REGARDLESS OF FAITH, ETHNICITY, POLITICAL MOTIVE, OR WHATEVER, IT'S ALL OUR DUTY TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE AND PROTECT FELLOW MAN.

To leave you with one concluding thought.
"How much did you spend on your Christmas turkey in comparison to how much you gave toward victims of modern day famine?"

MAKE A DIFFERNENCE THIS CHRISTMAS!