Bosnia Massacre

Falstaff

It is July 11th, and in 1995, 8000 men and boys of Bosnia, that seperated from the women and smaller children were rounded up and killed in a bloody purge by Serbian forces, because they were muslims. A terrible war further displaced and killed entire villiages, families and lives, and buried bodies in soccor fields, shallow graves and fueled fires that completely engulfed them.
My colleagues are quick to point out crimes against innocents by terrorists, but it cannot compare to terrible price people of all faiths all over the world, merely because they are christian, or muslim or speak out against oppresion. The victims cry out from their final resting places, bleached bones and moldering flesh on mangled bodies describe unspeakable horrors that children, women and men suffered.
In IRAQ, BOSNIA, AFRICA, CHINA, AFGHANISTAN, TURKEY, ENGLAND, USA, SPAIN innocents are still dying, still suffering or bear the mark of terrorism......
It sickens me because we cannot turn our faces away from it, turn our backs, turn our faces or hide from it, hatred, fear, hunger, and stife continue to kill the children...
The key to our future is and always will be our children, and we teach them to love or to hate, what will be our legacy, when we die, what can we give to the generation that will follow us?
I would rather be know for what I gave, and let it stand as my final epthaph....
It sickens me to see so much destruction in our world, can we make a difference day to day?
will our generation be known for comprimise or shall we rise to the occasion and become more than deal makers, and become champions for our children and the children of the world...
I fear that the generations of children that remain or survive the terrible wars and hunger will become a culture of hatred and emerge as a terrible power that will destroy the world...
what are your thoughts brothers?

Logla

I say here, here.

Increasingly over the last 5 years, I have been asking myself why its always a minority who have radical views relating to their own political or religous beliefs. And why is it that the minority feels that they should force their opinions onto other.

Nacht

Its due to one of the largest misconceptions - the idea that violence is an effective way to sway the support of the masses.

Terrorism is run on the idea that by using violence, they will convince people to their viewpoint, or to adopt their methods. Often, the exact opposite is true - people will become more zealous and MORE violent in response to the initial attack. Nobody likes being TOLD what to do.

The only solutions are diplomatic and democratic solutions, ones that take into account everyones ideas and beliefs and works around them, so that everyone ends up happy.

Falstaff

I have to agree, the most polarizing influence on people is violence..good or bad...
too bad communication, understanding and brotherly love are distant seconds to all of it....