6/14/08

The War on Hunger and Global Warming

Surely there are more important issues than the ones we have always been hearing since the 2008 elections began. It is obvious but we seem to fail to see the the wars that matter the most – the wars against hunger and against planet earth. We must stop these wars! These are very important issues worth our attention. Going in the poorest sections of Asia, especially Far East Asia, hunger will grab your attention when you walk down the streets where children live on the pavements begging for alms! I know this for a fact because I have been there... I have seen first hand. We, Americans, are all very eager to straighten out the White House by putting a new decent face with ethics and morals, which we assume will pretty soon end superiority of the United States' arrogance and hegemony. What are we possibly think -- that we can save the rest of the world from killing each other? Sure, but the true measure of the kindhearted and compassionate successful society, in any society, is how the lowest classes of people are treated. When the poor, the sick, the old people, those without healthcare, the incarcerated members of our population, the tortured children for whatever they are put through will judge the goodness of our society.

It is very clear that the War in Iraq is a very important issue of today, but it is NOT THE ONLY ISSUE worth dwelling on and squeezing our brain cells. There is a long list of issues much worth our energy, time, and money. This global issue about equality surely does require a lot of thinking on our part. Perhaps we can dedicate some of our attention to the needs of others whether they are Jews, Islamic, Christians, straight, transgenders, bisexual, homosexuals, heterosexuals, men, women, children, senior citizens because we all belong to one race, the human race. Let us stop the wars against each other, against hunger, and against Mother Earth. Let us truly care for one another as one race. It is time.

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