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Lena:
Very well put, Andy.
I think the idea is to escape fanaticism that governments do tend to spread to their people. And fanaticism can be induced for many reasons: religion, borders, markets and so on. We have a similar thing going on here with the Turks. We have suffered (and still do) by a long-term contradiction with the Turks and I don't think this will ever cease to be the case. Of course, whenever we travel across the border to Istanbul let's say, we find out Turks are people like us. Our similarities are many, especially in temperament as we are neigbours in the same district and our music, for one thing, is based on the same musical routes.  We, however, often experience problems as their government sends their air force to violate our air borders and we are so often terrified that a war will start in our region. This, in turn, creates the hatred between us that lasts for ever. So, I agree but  it is also one thing to  see others differently and try to change and another to endure aggressive governments whom you cannot handle. Same goes for Muslims: it seems the USA government always finds a reason -real or non-real- to control things around the world and if this means invasion and occupation of other countries it does not matter to them. And what about people? the working American? they follow their government steps because politics always finds its way to the people's minds.So, we have another kind of "hatred" here, that of the anti-american.
I really wish more Americans shared your opinion on things but I know they are not....

Lena

Dori:
Lena, I got European Law this semester. We have learnt that the only real benefit of the European Union is that they are no wars. Most of the students do not believe this, but your post can teach those students that they might be wrong. I dont want to discuss more about it. But I do believe I had to write about this. It doenst matter which country you talk about, there is a lot of anger but the plaster is always the EU.

Well written Andy

Zaini:
You are right Andy,if we start raising our voices against our corrupt leaders and try to change our own selves rather then blaming the system,there won't be any bombings in Pune or Mumbai or Karachi,innocent people die in these bombings and i won't ever wish this kind of grief for my worst enemy,let alone innocent human beings who are working hard to make their ends meet,be it in Pakistan or India.

I have found great friends through this site,and their nationality doesn't make any difference to me,Sharmin is  one of those people i look forward to when i am in confusion,her posts are always full of wisdom,Madhavi and me hit it like we were friends forever,so it doesn't matter from where we belong,we are all human beings and we are equal.

Zaini.

Madhavi:
Hmmmm....just some stray thoughts after all the posts...

Blood...
Supplement for a thal,
Thirst for a terrorist,
Evidence for a cop,
Sample to a pathologist...

Life...
Joy as a baby,
Gift if after a cure,
A prey for those out to hunt,
Maimed, tough to endure...

Death...
Tears in loss,
Still bodies in news,
A vacuum in remembrance...
Politically a birth of many issues...

Wars...
Stories for media,
History for the future,
So much more than description for those in it...
A tragedy of a serious nature...

Love...
A treatment, a therapy, A nectar of life...
Religion forever I hope...
Practice universale I wish...
Preach it harder, oh Maulvi, oh Pundit, oh Pope!

Fadd:
Its really very poetic Madhavi.

Fouad

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