Was he right? So what?
Music - "Reasons" by Earth, Wind, and Fire
Peace,
If you've been keeping up with the news lately, you've seen the protests in Lebanon calling for Syria to leave, The talks between the Palestinians and the Israelis, and the "success" after the elections in Iraq. These events have some journalists proclaiming that Bush was "right" about his hunches in pushing for "democracy" in the Middle East. For one, the jury's still out on all three, as time will have to tell if the events of the last month will really lead to an increased quality of life for residents of that region. Two, you spend $160 Billion with another $80 Billion in the chamber on a hunch and a hope? If that's the case, please get a "hunch" and spend that kind of money on education, workforce development, and health disparities in the distressed communities in America. As you could glean from my earlier entries,I'm for the development of humanity, b.u.t. it boggles me to think that youth in countries with rich oil reserves are getting access to health care that is restricted to the indigenous people of this land who have been forced to live on "reservations" as if it was a good table at a restaurant!
Secondly, I don't like to beat dead horses into the ground, b.u.t. isn't it amazing how contemporary Hip Hop is so intent on dumbing the children down and speaking to their base instincts? I'm speaking specifically of "Crunk" and it's Northern California counterpart "Hyphy"(Yay Area!). Now, I'm well aware of the power of music in the lives and cultures of original people all across the world, and I'm not trying to "hate" per se, however, when the music encourages you to not "give a f@3%" or to "go dumb", and you don't have any other influences, that's a recipe for disaster.
In this day and time when the world hangs in the balance and varying populations are vying for economic, social and political control of land, resources, and people, we can have fun and release stress, b.u.t. we damn sure can't get any dumber than we already are. I actually like some of the music (More Hyphy than Crunk), b.u.t. as a adult with discipline and self control, I can put it in it's proper context. The subtle implication of this is that we are to exercise force and energy over intelligence. Nothing happens in a vacuum, and the developing trend of Hip Hop that is less challenging is no accident. When a people lose Knowledge of their Culture (and therefore themselves), they can be pushed around by any force that is moving in a determined direction
Let's keep it funky, b.u.t. let's keep it on point as well.
Peace,
I Majestic Allah
Peace,
If you've been keeping up with the news lately, you've seen the protests in Lebanon calling for Syria to leave, The talks between the Palestinians and the Israelis, and the "success" after the elections in Iraq. These events have some journalists proclaiming that Bush was "right" about his hunches in pushing for "democracy" in the Middle East. For one, the jury's still out on all three, as time will have to tell if the events of the last month will really lead to an increased quality of life for residents of that region. Two, you spend $160 Billion with another $80 Billion in the chamber on a hunch and a hope? If that's the case, please get a "hunch" and spend that kind of money on education, workforce development, and health disparities in the distressed communities in America. As you could glean from my earlier entries,I'm for the development of humanity, b.u.t. it boggles me to think that youth in countries with rich oil reserves are getting access to health care that is restricted to the indigenous people of this land who have been forced to live on "reservations" as if it was a good table at a restaurant!
Secondly, I don't like to beat dead horses into the ground, b.u.t. isn't it amazing how contemporary Hip Hop is so intent on dumbing the children down and speaking to their base instincts? I'm speaking specifically of "Crunk" and it's Northern California counterpart "Hyphy"(Yay Area!). Now, I'm well aware of the power of music in the lives and cultures of original people all across the world, and I'm not trying to "hate" per se, however, when the music encourages you to not "give a f@3%" or to "go dumb", and you don't have any other influences, that's a recipe for disaster.
In this day and time when the world hangs in the balance and varying populations are vying for economic, social and political control of land, resources, and people, we can have fun and release stress, b.u.t. we damn sure can't get any dumber than we already are. I actually like some of the music (More Hyphy than Crunk), b.u.t. as a adult with discipline and self control, I can put it in it's proper context. The subtle implication of this is that we are to exercise force and energy over intelligence. Nothing happens in a vacuum, and the developing trend of Hip Hop that is less challenging is no accident. When a people lose Knowledge of their Culture (and therefore themselves), they can be pushed around by any force that is moving in a determined direction
Let's keep it funky, b.u.t. let's keep it on point as well.
Peace,
I Majestic Allah
posted by I Majestic at 10:05 AM
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Peace Lord,
Peace to End All Peace: The Fall of the Ottoman Empire and the Creation of the Modern Middle East
ANNOTATION
This covers the creation of the modern Middle East from 1914 to 1922.
FROM THE PUBLISHER
The critically acclaimed New York Times bestselling account of how the modern Middle East came into being after World War I, and why it is in upheaval today.
The Middle East has long been a battleground of rival religions, ideologies, nationalisms, and dynasties. All of these conflicts — including the hostilities between Arabs and Israelis that have flared up yet again — stem from its political inheritance: the arrangements, unities, and divisions imposed upon the region by the Allies after the First World War.
In A Peace to End All Peace, David Fromkin reveals how and why the Allies came to remake the geography and politics of the Middle East, drawing lines on an empty map that eventually became the new countries of Iraq, Israel, Jordan, and Lebanon. Focusing on the formative years of 1914 to 1922, when everything — even an alliance between Arab nationalism and Zionism — seemed possible, Fromkin raises questions about what might have been done differently and answers questions about why things were done as they were. The current battle for a Palestinian homeland has its roots in these events of eighty-five years ago.
Historian David Fromkin is a professor at Boston University and the author of several acclaimed books of nonfiction. He lives in New York City.
lasting relevance to our understanding of the Middle East." (Jack Miles, Los Angeles Times Book Review)
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