And it goes on…
300,000 people are estimated to have died in the conflict in Darfur, a shocking figure.
No matter that Sudan says that the figure is only 10,000 and no matter that the conflict rages on, it all equals war and that equals the senseless loss of lives.
You wonder will someone see sense and stop the bloodshed? I mean how much more of a point needs to be made? How much power needs to be wielded? When is enough, actually enough?
It’s the same old story that we desensitise ourselves to, but unfortunately somewhere in the world there is injustice and murder and because we don’t have enough knowledge about the regions nothing is done.
If you want something badly enough it can be done and desperate people will do desperate things in times of crisis. However evil people will do even more evil things in times of despair and crisis all around them. It’s a sad situation and one that cannot be fixed with the touch of a button.
I don’t know if you can say that it was previously estimated that “only” 200,000 people had been found dead, because one life taken in a situation like this is one life too many.
It’s easy just to say “Stop”, it is another thing to actually come up with a solution. One can only hope that before we hurtle towards oblivion, common sense can prevail.
Wednesday, April 23rd, 2008 and is filed under Thoughts & Questions, Views on News.
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Ann Says:
Apart from giving to aid agencies, and praying for the killing to stop, most of us feel helpless as well as desensitised, and in many ways we as individuals are helpless- to an extent.
But what about those in positions of power , leadership and influence?
Surely more can be done.
We cannot get away from the fact that these people - 300,000 - were our brothers and sisters in Christ, every single one.
Our perceived notion of helplessness is nothing compared to the pitiful reality that was theirs.
April 23rd, 2008 at 1:23 pm
Ann Says:
I read an article in today’s Sunday Times about one Sudanese man who has managed to escape the conflict, and is about to publish a book to raise awareness of his country’s plight. His final words in the article are as follow: World leaders will do something if men and women mobilise in all corners of the world.
April 27th, 2008 at 9:22 pm
Ann Says:
In the interest of fairness, I feel I ought to say how pleased I was to read on the Independent Catholic News site that Pope Benedict in last Sunday’s Angelus address to the faithful in St Peter’s Square appealed for more action in the case of Somalia, Darfur and Burundi.
May 3rd, 2008 at 10:16 pm