Monday, May 2, 2011
The death of Bin Laden
I (kind of) understand why Bin Laden's death can bring joy to people, especially to those who lost friends and family in 9/11. But my personal opinion is on the flip side. I don't like the idea of celebrating a death. i know that Bin Laden has done terrible things, but killing him is the "easy" thing to do, not the "right" thing. The right thing to do would be to capture him, tell him why what he's doing is bad, and maybe even refer to Muslim texts that say that killing women and children is bad. This may seem difficult, but the right thing is seldom easy. It is, however, possible. Every life on this planet has the capicity to help others. If someone is killed before they get that chance, then their life is wasted. If somebody dies "fighting for what's right" then they're life is wasted. If nobody fought, and nobody was killed, then we could all find solutions to the world's problems, together. Any, and yes I mean ANY time a human kills another human, that is the worst kind of crime there is. Because the victim could have helped so many more. No offense to the families and friends of 9/11 victims, but this man shouldn't have died. Those who lost loved ones are in a mindset filled with anger and grief, but if they understand that people can change, that will give them more satisfaction than "an eye for an eye". I have seen the videos of people parading the streets, all of them jolly that this man is dead, but how different was this from the videos of Taliban burning American flags firing AK-47s in the air? In ANY case of someone finding joy over someone else's misfourtunes is evil in its self. But Are the troops in Afghanistan evil for "fighting for their country"? in a sense, yes. But it's not their fault. They just don't know that what they are doing is wrong, neither do the Taliban. Once the world knows these truths, the World will know peace. Ignorance is the bliss, and there are so many ignorant people in the world right now.
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