I have spent the last
few days listening too, watching and reading various media outlets.
We have now bombed specific targets in Syria and its very interesting
to observe how the media was and is reporting this, and what is
peoples reactions.
There is undeniably a
lot of people here in the UK disbelieving the west's reason for
taking direct offensive action against Syria.
To be against it on
pacifist grounds or afraid of some third world war is not what I'm
interested in.
To be against the
strikes because you disbelieve our own government is what interests
me. Not because you disbelieve our government and that you should
blindly believe everything they tell you – a bit of scepticism is a
good thing- but because some people would rather defend Putin.
I'm not going to defend
our government. I distrust them as much as the next person; and I
sincerely wish this wasn't the case. I want to live in a country
where I believe in my government . Where I respect my political
leaders; but sadly I don't. I'm also not here to defend Putin or
Assad either.
That mother of all
arseholes Tony Blair is one of the main reasons for this mindset of
distrust. He lied to government and he lied to the people; and yet
he's still there trying to control world events . How is that man
still at large. Why has his obscene wealth not being taken from him
and given to the families of British soldiers for whom he destroyed.
Why has he not stood trial for the countless thousands of deaths he
is responsible for.
The man is partly
responsible for everything that has gone wrong in the middle east
since his toadying to Dubya resulted in hundreds of thousands of
deaths and had knock on effects to Isis, London 7/7 and young girls
being murdered in Manchester.
Blair even lied to the
British people when he opened the doors to mass immigration. His aim-
it eventually came out- was to keep the Tories out forever. Another
lie from our political leaders.
Paedophile gangs on the
loose for decades and attempts to cover it up. And they wonder why we
don't trust them.
The sad truth is. Blair
is pro-bombing Syria. That sets alarm bells of to so many people.
But its not just him.
Blair has been gone a long time why has our faith in our political
leaders not been restored ?
Myself, its quite
obvious to see. What Blair did resulted in huge distrust in our
politicians. His actions alone could take years or even a generation
to repair.
But other things have
happened as well.
Look at Brexit. If you
are for or against is not the issue. The lies, scaremongering and
absolute bullshit that we were bombarded with-from both sides- was
another huge 'how the hell can we believe anything that politicians
tell us' moment. We were told it would be the best thing ever and the
worst thing ever- by our political leaders. And since the vote to
leave barely a day goes by without some politicians trying to
overturn democracy simply because they don't agree with the result.
Another reason not to trust them.
We had the expenses
scandal. All politicians were as bad, irrespective of party. Then
they arrogantly treat us like fools for questioning their grubby
money grabbing greed. They think they have a god given right to our
hard earned cash, for themselves and to just through away as they see
fit. HS2, foreign aid -I'm not a fan of benefits, whether its the
family on the dole or a country, it only breeds dependency. Then you
have all the quangos,workshops committees etc, just throwing OUR
money away.
We have also had years
of austerity and we get told even of our latest chancellor that 'it
was unnecessary' WHAT !
Also we see our
politicians are so blinded by party politics -party comes first- that
they will oppose a good idea ,just because the other side thought of
it. All we see as voters, is two houses full of overpaid, corrupt
self serving party loyalists. We also now have a new elite in Europe
and the UK. The royals have become major celebrities. Its political
dynasties and multinationals that is now taking over.
Lets be honest we
haven't got bloody clue what is going on.
What about the media.
Surely we should know the truth by listening to our media.
But Don't forget huge
parts of the media were banging the drums to go into Iraq. Now huge
parts of the media are squarely pointing the finger at Assad and
Putin for the chemical attacks. But lets not forget huge parts of the
media jumped on the WMDs in Iraq.
I'm not saying the
media lies. But now there is so much competition from so many media
outlets that the sensationalistic media are constantly trying to
outdo each other. And as we all know negative media and news sells
more than good news. Plus it has to be said there used to be
journalists that commanded respect. Reporters that were in-bedded in
war zones. Now we are told to rely on footage shot from a camera
phone from god knows who. Which side he's on.?What's their politics ?
etc.
Neither wonder so many
of us doubt so much.
We also now have social
media in the mix. I came of social media completely because I was so
sick of the echo chamber it enforces. Even with the best will in the
world its very hard to not get in one.
Even if you try to be
even handed with what you share, so many people are now offended if
you post an opposing view to theirs that they end up cutting contact
with you, so you still end up with like minded people on your friends
list.
No matter what your
views on any subject are you should never just communicate with
people with the same. You need opposing views to help you develop and
come to the truth. Its very hard when the very people you wish to
debate with have unfriended you because you 'hurt their feelings or
sensitivities'.
Some of my favourite
commentators are Maajid Nawaz, George Galloway and Peter Hitchens to
name just a few. All very different and I don't agree with any of
them all the time. But that's healthy. We need to all open up our
minds to differing opinions. For Christ's sake, I read the
mail,telegraph,times and guardian. Just to try and get an even handed
view on the world.
So back to Syria.
Anyone with an independent thought cant help thinking...did they do
it. Is this a ploy by certain players to restart the cold war. After
all building and rebuilding defence mechanisms is hugely profitable
for some very influential people.
Did Putin order the
novochuck attack in the UK; or was it an equally sinister personal
motive from unknown figures.
Is Assad even the bad
guy we are told. Is Putin?
Guess what I don't know
THE answer to any of these questions. I have MY answers ; but I could
be wrong. I'm just a guy with no influence and no access to the real
wheels of power.
I can -and do- read as
many different sources as possible. The daily mail to the guardian
and everything in between. I also read political and historical books
as well that show how easy it is to direct a population to an outcome
that political masters require. So the very thought of perhaps what
were told is a fantasy is not at far fetched at all.
[see a previous post on
why we need to open our reading matter up to encompass opposing
views]
But at least I'm being
honest. My view of world events could be 100 percent B....S..., it
also could be spot on. Unlike so many people on the left and right
and everywhere in between I don't have the arrogance to think I am
right. I DONT KNOW.
I have spent time doing
what you may call thought experiments. I have thought through the
theories I've heard . From the sane to the conspiratorial. And lets
be honest even conspiracy theories make sense-if you want or need
them to.
Quick example. I once
spent an hour listening to – I had to sit on my hands and strain to
keep my mouth closed- a neo Nazi telling people why the holocaust did
not happen. My god was he knowledgable. He even knew how many trees
or coal it takes to burn a body.
It was amazing to
listen to a very very in-depth analysis of why not one Jew died at
the hands of Hitler's henchmen.
ALL ABSOLUTE BULLSHIT
MIND, but very interesting to listen to how a conspiracy theory can
fool certain people. If I was primed to look for a Zionist plot to
run the world, the inane nonsense spouted would have made total
sense to me. People who are looking for a hidden motive or a villain
hiding in the shadows will quite often find one.
So back to Putin. The
theories that he has been set up or that the west's war machine needs
to restart the cold war all sounds very plausible. But so does the
theory that Assad is a monster and that he backed by Putin has gassed
innocent children.
The real problem is
this. We live in such a world now where you have to get into one camp
or another. You have to be with us or against us-as the mad US
president once said [ by the way who would have ever thought that one
of Bush's predecessors would make him look like a genius].
Guess what I haven't
got a f***** clue what's going on any more. I sometimes wish I could
be like so many other people and just blindly believe what I believe.
I did that once before and look how that turned out.
But I cant, I want to
see both sides. Read all the evidence. And make my own mind up.
Sadly those days are
over. Untrustworthy politicians, political parties and 24 hour
sensational media have put an end to that.
I don't have any of the
answers...but at least I'm humble and honest enough to admit it.
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