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Opinion: What's The World To Defend When Everyone Claimed Peace?
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by pinkberry143 | August 13, 2008 at 07:56 pm
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What have these in common?
Pakistan-Esrael / China-Tibet / North KOrea-South Korea / Catholic-Muslim
All these have their individual thoughts of having the claim to have peace! The whole world is listening but still why we cant acheived it? And why is there a need to terrorized?
Many are living in pain, fear and anguish brought by the war between these countries. They wanted to be divided and claim what they think what "LIBERTY" or "FREEDOM" is. But what is there to be worth fighting for? When there are many civilians being taken away from their families and homes?
On The other hand, the United Nations have been very "BUSY" to convinced us that they are one of the peace keeping bodies since this organization was established. But why since then we have not experienced a total peace?
While the USA send troops to " RESCUE" when there are wars around their neighbor countries. But how would you classify such endeavor when "EVERYONE" claimed that they are the ONE to rescue and peacemakers but in fact are being misunderstood by the other parties who defined peace/freedom in different views?
According to the ff articles below, "PEACE" is defined as:
"If everyone demanded peace instead of another television set, then there would be peace."John Lennon
If there must be trouble, let it be in my day, that my child may have peace.Thomas Paine In the light of his vision he has found his freedom: his thoughts are peace, his words are peace and his work is peace.�The Dhammapada Peace cannot be achieved through violence, it can only be attained through understanding.Albert Einstein
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- Freedom (philosophy), the idea of being free.
- Freedom (political), the absence of interference with the sovereignty of an individual
- Four freedoms, Roosevelt's freedoms of (1) speech and (2) belief, along with the freedom from (3) fear and (4) want.
- Liberty, the condition in which an individual has the ability to act according to his or her own will
- Economic freedom, a term in economic research and policy debates
- Free content, freedom of an artist's work to be redistributed, modified, and studied by others
- Freedom of the City, an award made by municipalities
- Systolic freedom, a concept in mathematics
- Individual freedom, the moral stance, political philosophy, or social outlook that stresses independence and self-reliance
- Statue of Freedom, on top of the U.S. Capitol dome in Washington, D.C.
The unity of freedom has never relied on uniformity of opinion. John F. Kennedy (1917-1963) Thirty-fifth President of the USA
Freedom is not the right to do what we want, but what we ought. Let us have faith that right makes might and in that faith let us; to the end, dare to do our duty as we understand it. Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865) Politician. President of the United States.
Those who deny freedom to others, deserve it not for themselves.Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865) Politician. President of the United States.
The will of the people is the only legitimate foundation of any government, and to protect its free expression should be our first object.Thomas Jefferson (1743-1826) Third president of the United States.
True individual freedom cannot exist without economic security and independence. People who are hungry and out of a job are the stuff of which dictatorships are made.Franklin D. Roosevelt (1882-1945) Thirty-second President of the USA.
The law will never make men free, it is men that have to make the law free.Henry David Thoreau (1817-1862) American naturalist, poet and philosopher.
Freedom is never voluntarily given by the oppressor; it must be demanded by the oppressed.
Martin Luther King Jr. (1929-1968) American black leader.
The cost of freedom is always high, but Americans have always paid it. And one path we shall never choose, and that is the path of surrender, or submission.John F. Kennedy (1917-1963) Thirty-fifth President of the USA
All these seemed so difficult to achieved ..
Pls post your opinions and views ..
(.needs editing...to be continued..)
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at 20:48 on August 13th, 2008
pinkberry143, I like this story. It's good stuff.
Good issue and subject of discussion! Very delicate and volatile as well!
Now I would say this post needs some more elaboration and maybe analyse!
However It is a great subject and in dyer need of debate, there for I give you my two cents worth of opinion and reflection on the issues you propose here!
1) The Freedom of the one does start where the freedom of the other ends and the freedom of the other starts where the freedom of the one ends, freedom is an illusion! (Voltaire)
2) Freedom is a razor thin sword on wish we have to balance Justice and equality as well as rights and duty! (Uwe Paschen)
3) The right to express one self or to practice once believe can only be justified as long as this practice or expression does not infringe or other peoples right and ability to do the same!
4) the detour to all rights and privileges is hard work and honesty, compassion and tolerance! (Wili Brandt)
5) We need to learn, practice and advocate, tolerance and compassion as well as learn to show respect and do our duty before asking for privileges!
Nice post, interesting subject! Thank you!
at 01:25 on August 14th, 2008
Very convincing and calls for a big applause~ you are right there that this artcicle needs to elaborate more..hahaha.. I was writing this when I was called for my conference so I just submitted it unfinished..Thanx to you..
at 01:34 on August 14th, 2008
Well, I will be looking forward to your edit then! Be well!
at 07:54 on August 14th, 2008
The philosophy of rights and of the state has been developed at length for thousands of years, yet remains incomplete. One problem is that we view the state as just another person with a psychology like our human psychology. However, the psychology of the state, if it has a mind at all, does not resemble the psychology of humans in any way. Thus we say Russia is behaving aggressively in Georgia or China is proud of the Olympics when these are only weak analogies to human behavior. It is good to bring this up, though, since it might attract someone to study philosophy and finally write the proper Critique of the State.
at 19:29 on August 16th, 2008
Your right but i think we have to modify the definition of "rights and freedom" since everyone would like to enjoy having it around..The minds with different culture and beliefs set their own meaning
at 07:20 on August 17th, 2008
I agree with you here pinkberry143! Now I am curious though, what would you suggest the definition should be?
I am writing a post about that as a matter of facts and wonder what others would say if we redefined Freedom and to what?
at 07:58 on August 14th, 2008
pinkberry143, I like this story. It's good stuff.
Great Post !!
at 20:12 on August 14th, 2008
Thanks to that... hope I could hear your views..more power!
at 03:38 on August 15th, 2008
pinkberry143, I like this story. It's good stuff.
at 19:30 on August 16th, 2008
thanks kabayan for the mark!
at 04:32 on August 15th, 2008
Kabayan!!! Pinkberry143, I'm happy that you open this interesting 'opinion'...I've the speech of the Saudi King;
King Abdullah, Custodian of the two Holy Mosques, twice received a standing ovation, at the opening af the three-day "World Conference on Dialogue," Madrid, Spain, in which he called for "constructive dialogue" to end disputes amongst the world's major religions.
"We believe in one God...We are meeting here today to say that religions should be a means to iron out differences and not lead to disputes," the King said.
"My brothers, we must tell the world that differences don't need to lead to disputes," "The tragedies we have experienced throughout history were not the fault of religion but because of the extremism that has been adopted by some followers of all the religions." "To succed we must emphasize the common link between us which is a belief in God," King said.
"A man could be a cause for the destruction of this planet and he is also capable of turning it into an oasis of peace and tranquillity where followers of all religions, doctrines and philosophies can cooperate with each other with respect and solve their problems with dialogue and not violence." A man is capable of depeating hatred with love, and extremism with tolerance." the King said.
The conference is organized by the Muslim World League (MWL) from the initiative by King Abdullah.
source: Muhammed N. Shoukany/Saudi Gazette
Pls! read also my article; 'Have you ever started a forest Fire?
"The tongue is a little member and yet makes a great brags. Look! how little fire it takes to set so great a woodland on fire!" --James 3:5.
Truly, "death and life are in the power of all tongue." (Proverbs 18:21)...
Maraming salamat!!!
danesller
at 19:34 on August 16th, 2008
danesller, thanks to that contribution, behind the world's dispute was caused by the diff. culture, ideology, religion and political will. Not knowing that we just wanted to have peace and experience to live a life without war and killings. But what really is the root of all evil?