One of the main global issues is the military expenditure. Every year that goes by governments are expending more and more money on military and weapons. A high amount of the world's money is being invested in this. This money could be used for other issues such as ending poorness or at least a good amount of it. The USA spends about the half of all the global expenditure on military.
This is an issue because this many could be used for other beneficial causes. This could only lead to other greater issues such as a world war, causing more damage than usual. The year with the highest expenditure was 2012. This could be a risk, it is not safe at all. There should be a shortage to the world military expenditure.
This link shows a list of the worlds 6 greatest military investors.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_military_expenditures
"World Military Spending". Global Issues. March 24, 2014. http://www.globalissues.org/article/75/world-military-spending
Monday, March 24, 2014
Consequences of Economic Hit Men
Economic Hit Men usually try to persuade the leaders of undeveloped countries to use lent money from world bank for example, and then the country has to pay back the money and even more. It is kind of like fooling undeveloped countries. In the interview we saw, John Perkins, the author of the Economic Hit Man talked about the impact of Economic Hit Men in global context and also in specific regions or countries. The global impact its the controlling of the economy by using undeveloped countries and benefiting from them.
An example of a regional impact of Economic Hit Men is the death of the leader of Panama. Whenever a president of a country or the authority refuses to accept the deals offered by economic hit men, they are often killed or persecuted. Panama lost its leader in a supposed plane crash a few months after rejecting the deal.
"Confessions of an Economic Hit Man: How the U.S. Uses Globalization to Cheat Poor Countries Out of Trillions." Democracy Now! March 24, 2014.
http://www.democracynow.org/2004/11/9/confessions_of_an_economic_hit_man
An example of a regional impact of Economic Hit Men is the death of the leader of Panama. Whenever a president of a country or the authority refuses to accept the deals offered by economic hit men, they are often killed or persecuted. Panama lost its leader in a supposed plane crash a few months after rejecting the deal.
"Confessions of an Economic Hit Man: How the U.S. Uses Globalization to Cheat Poor Countries Out of Trillions." Democracy Now! March 24, 2014.
http://www.democracynow.org/2004/11/9/confessions_of_an_economic_hit_man
Sunday, March 16, 2014
Power Privilege
Sadly, the power privilege has always been owned by the white people. Racism towards black and asian people comes from a long time ago. White people have always been known as "superior". In the film The Power of Illusion we saw that race has mistakenly been defined by skin color. Black people have always been at the bottom of the caste system. I think this attributions that white people have taken are not correct.
White people see people with other skin color as inferior to them. They believe being white gives them authority and superiority over the rest. In the film we can see that black people have always the worst economic conditions compared to white people. White people are ten times wealthier than black people. This is not something from the past, it is still seen today. White people are considered privileged based on their skin color and this is not fair.
White people see people with other skin color as inferior to them. They believe being white gives them authority and superiority over the rest. In the film we can see that black people have always the worst economic conditions compared to white people. White people are ten times wealthier than black people. This is not something from the past, it is still seen today. White people are considered privileged based on their skin color and this is not fair.
Adelman, L. Race- The Power of An Illusion. California Newsreel. April, 2003. Online. March 16, 2014. http://www.pbs.org/race/000_General/000_00-Home.htm
What is Race?
Race is an idea that people have in order to organize society. Most of
the times people think race is defined by skin color but it is not. In
the film Power of Illusion we saw that people are not even able to
define what race is, the first thing they think about is skin color.
We all have a wrong perception of race. Race is just an idea we have
been taught through time, but it is not accurate. Race is used to
classify people.
When we talk about race we are talking about culture more than skin
color. Race is a compilation of different traits that are part of a
person. In the film we see that race is not biological, for me this
means that race is more about where a person is raced and his beliefs.
Not necessarily the person's ancestry. We have been mistaking the
definition of race a long while ago.
Adelman, L. Race- The Power of An Illusion. California Newsreel.
April, 2003. Online. March 16, 2014.
http://www.pbs.org/race/000_
the times people think race is defined by skin color but it is not. In
the film Power of Illusion we saw that people are not even able to
define what race is, the first thing they think about is skin color.
We all have a wrong perception of race. Race is just an idea we have
been taught through time, but it is not accurate. Race is used to
classify people.
When we talk about race we are talking about culture more than skin
color. Race is a compilation of different traits that are part of a
person. In the film we see that race is not biological, for me this
means that race is more about where a person is raced and his beliefs.
Not necessarily the person's ancestry. We have been mistaking the
definition of race a long while ago.
Adelman, L. Race- The Power of An Illusion. California Newsreel.
April, 2003. Online. March 16, 2014.
http://www.pbs.org/race/000_
Sunday, March 9, 2014
Defense Wall in Palestine
I am sharing a link of a video about the Defense wall in Palestine. It shows the division between Israelis and Palestinians. It shows the isolation of the Palestinian communities. Separation from a land that used to be their home. The cities that this wall affects the most are Jerusalem and Bethlehem. This wall cut of Palestinians from their city and their life.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G0zNd87MCfM
It is really sad to see people taken out of their homelands. This is a drastic life change for people. They are being separated from everything they know. They are depriving palestinians from their land. This is an injustice. Imagine being taken out of your country, not being able to go back. Leaving behind evrything you have ever known. Starting from zero in a place you do not know.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G0zNd87MCfM
It is really sad to see people taken out of their homelands. This is a drastic life change for people. They are being separated from everything they know. They are depriving palestinians from their land. This is an injustice. Imagine being taken out of your country, not being able to go back. Leaving behind evrything you have ever known. Starting from zero in a place you do not know.
Lemon Tree
Lemon Tree is a movie that shows the conflict between the Jews and the Palestinians. It shows the division of the two sides. It also shows the conditions in which each side lives in. Jews are privileged and have power over Arabs. They can sometimes be abusive and unconscious towards the Palestinians. The movie is about the fight between a Palestinian woman and the Israeli prime minister over her lemon trees. The trees are to be cut down for security reasons in terms of the prime minister. They take the case to the supreme court and of course, the Israeli prime minister wins and the trees are cut down.
This movie teaches different things about the conflict. The division of power between both sides, the division of power between each one of the sides. It shows all of the injustices that are going on in this conflict. It also shows how people of both sides feel about it and about each other. This movie made me feel different things about the conflict. It also inspired me because it shows perseverance and love. It shows that we have to stand for what we want and fight for it. We have to stand up for what we believe and love.
This movie teaches different things about the conflict. The division of power between both sides, the division of power between each one of the sides. It shows all of the injustices that are going on in this conflict. It also shows how people of both sides feel about it and about each other. This movie made me feel different things about the conflict. It also inspired me because it shows perseverance and love. It shows that we have to stand for what we want and fight for it. We have to stand up for what we believe and love.
Sunday, March 2, 2014
Israel-Pakistan casualties.
I share this link to a webpage called United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs occupied Palestinian territory. http://www.ochaopt.org/documents/CAS_Aug07.pdf It is a very interesting webpage because it has tables an charts about the casualties in the Israel-Pakistan conflict. It also has a lot of background information and I find it very useful.
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