Sunday, September 19, 2004
Death Parties Return To Guatemala:
It appears that the good old days are returning to Guatemala. During the civil war hundreds of thousands of mostly Mayan people were summarily killed. In current times the focus seems to be Mayan women. The official count is over 300, but the actual number of dead may be much higher. I'm sure the perpetrators of these genocidal crimes consider themselves to be heroes. I consider them monsters who prey on the weakest in society, oh yah, real heroic. If any of us are under the false impression that as a species we are evolving, one only has to pick up a newspaper to correct that impression. As a species, we are committing as many horrific acts as at any time in history. We have all the tools and knowledge necessary to make this quite a pleasant world for everyone. Instead we continue to act just as barbarically as anyone ever has. So where is the progress? While we have gaines enormously from technological advances, we have not advanced one degree in our ability to treat each other and all lifeforms with the dignity and respect they deserve. I might have a lot more hope for this planet if this was not the case. If we can't even stop killing each other, how can we possibly stop killing the world.
It appears that the good old days are returning to Guatemala. During the civil war hundreds of thousands of mostly Mayan people were summarily killed. In current times the focus seems to be Mayan women. The official count is over 300, but the actual number of dead may be much higher. I'm sure the perpetrators of these genocidal crimes consider themselves to be heroes. I consider them monsters who prey on the weakest in society, oh yah, real heroic. If any of us are under the false impression that as a species we are evolving, one only has to pick up a newspaper to correct that impression. As a species, we are committing as many horrific acts as at any time in history. We have all the tools and knowledge necessary to make this quite a pleasant world for everyone. Instead we continue to act just as barbarically as anyone ever has. So where is the progress? While we have gaines enormously from technological advances, we have not advanced one degree in our ability to treat each other and all lifeforms with the dignity and respect they deserve. I might have a lot more hope for this planet if this was not the case. If we can't even stop killing each other, how can we possibly stop killing the world.
# posted by Wil Smith : 5:23 a.m.
