I was watching television as it happened and they immidiately changed the content of their show and reported about the attacks. I think it was around 3:00 - 4:00 PM here. I remember also that we discussed about it with our teacher in school and If I remember correctly we were given sheets on which we were supposed to write down our thoughts about it.
And that's all because of religious fundamentalism... It makes me so angry.
It's more than just religious fundamentalism.
Religious fundamentalism is a form of tradition people trend to retreat when they are facing problems which they have problems to deal with. I don't think fundamentalism is the initial trigger of any form of war or violence, but it's a dangerous catalyst. Surveys made in the Middle East have also shown, that most people who considered themselves as fundamentalists are oppossing the west rather out of political reasons, not on a religious base. I think the actual problem which the whole Middle East is facing, is a geo-cultural one. If you look at the map you will notice that the Middle East is a connection between Europe, Far East and Africa. All of these cultures are having a strong cultural and ethnical influence on the ME. Even in the bible you will notice that various civilizations had their influence on the region. The Babylonians, the Greeks, the Egyptians, the Romans and much more. While this makes the ME on one hand a melting pot of ideas, it also hinders the ME from unity. You probably will now also understand, why lots of Middle Easterners like to reclaim the former days of the Islamic empire and the days of Saladin. It might be also comparable to the idea of an European unity which people became fascinated with trough Napoleon's conquests.
I hope we will learn from these attacks.
What we should learn is that we have to take care of the socio-political developements happening in our world, that we can't just ignore it when nations and socities are decaying and that fear should never be the justification for any democratic country on this planet, to give up her principles and start war just because of vaguely assumptions.
Topic: 9/11 (Read 11003 times)
