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Inlägg #1: Postat: 2002-12-03 14:54:00
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Zeid |
Det är kanske därför du och jag har olika åsikter om det hotande kriget mot Irak. Den som har upplevt krig uppfattar vad krig innebär på ett annat sätt än den som har sett den på tv. Precitionsbombningar betyder nåt annat för den personen som har upplevt dem än för dem som har läst om det i nån tidning eller sett det på tv eller bio.
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Inlägg #2: Postat: 2002-12-03 17:47:00
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Fredrik Jung Abbou |
Exakt. Det galler ju alla vinklar. Att vara muslim fodd i Sverige ger mao ganska lite inblick i vad det ar att vara muslim i mellanostern oavsett hur mkt man hor hemma vid matbordet. Att vara tysk fodd pa 70 talet ger ganska lite kansla av skam av vad tyskarna gjorde mot judarna under andra varldskriget osv.
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Inlägg #3: Postat: 2002-12-03 17:49:00
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Fredrik Jung Abbou |
JAG TROR, dock fortfarande att om jag hade varit fodd i Irak o bott dar nu o lidit hade jag inte haft ngt emot att ngn bombar bort de som utrattar mitt folks lidande. Sa hade jag nog tankt om Sverige var Irak. Men som sagt... Vad vet jag?
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Inlägg #4: Postat: 2002-12-03 21:07:00
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Frederik |
Short note: as half German born in the 70s I did get quite some shame and inferiority complexes from my countrys history, probably through the history-lessons we got at school. Flag-fondness the way Ive seen many Swedes display it abroad while travelling is quite unthinkable to many people of my generation.
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Inlägg #5: Postat: 2002-12-03 21:10:00
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Frederik |
But thats besides the point. I really liked your text, and could identify myself with it to a large extent. The funny thing is, even travelling to developing countries didnt really open up my eyes to poverty and injustice I probably had too much of an exoticism-overkill then.
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Inlägg #6: Postat: 2002-12-03 21:13:00
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Frederik |
It was only when during a field research in Brazil I did development studies I became friends with some landless farmers that I really felt how disgraceful the existence of poverty and hunger is. Its a bit like Thomas Merton a monk and peace activist wrote, that in the end its only personal relations that really save the day if you want I could look up the whole quote. I already wrote it once in a comment to an article by P.Poulsen.
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Inlägg #7: Postat: 2002-12-03 21:15:00
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Frederik |
Another eye-opener for me was by the way when I attended the FAO World Food Summit in 96. Before I had lots of big ideals on how to save the world. At the summit however I realised that it was full of idiots like me who thought they have all the right answers, be it breastfeeding, GMOs or singing praise to the Lord.
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Inlägg #8: Postat: 2002-12-03 21:19:00
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Frederik |
It was then that I think I really understood the meaning of if you want to change the world, start by changing yourself. Now Ive become way less ambitious, focusing instead on living the right values in my everyday life, if you see what I mean. That way I dont have my own thoughts and prejudices blocking my view on the small or big opportunities to make the world a better place that inevitably present themselves once in a while.
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Inlägg #9: Postat: 2002-12-03 22:09:00
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Fredrik Jung Abbou |
Thanks for your comments. Your experiences very much reflects what we see in many parts of societies. Women "knowing" what is best for prostitutes. US knowing what is best for the world. Socialists knowing what is best for Sweden and so on. Like yourself finding yourself in the World Food summit. Does anybody ask them who are targeted? Does anyboda really have real experienced or just a good heart and shame of being white in the developed world?
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