Would I trust my government to not commit genocide? I would like to think that I would, but say the government is sick of all the money held up in the west by the red neck Albertans, or they were sick of the French English rivalry, what would they do? It is a sad state of mind to think that one’s government would not protect all of it citizens, but I have really began to see what drives people today, and it is themselves. It may be a very pessimistic statement to say that my government might not protect me, but I do believe it is a possibility. Of course I have no solid evidence or proof, but since researching motives of all government for their action, hardly ever do I see the citizens come first. No it is usually money, resources, and the pursuit of power that come first. A current example would how no one is really stopping the genocide in the Sudan because China attains 7 percent of its income from trade with Sudan. Therefore China has most likely veto any country from going into Sudan because they do not want to upset their economy. Obviously it is not the people who at the top of the priority list it is money.
Although Canada thus far has a fairly noble reputation and I would doubt they would harm their citizen for money, still I only see one common trend amongst countries in the past and present. The common trend is the need to power, money and recourses, not safety and well being of citizen. Therefore it is not unreasonable to have my doubts…
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I agree Kara...it is also arrogant to think that we are so advanced that we could never descend to the level of those Sudanese criminals.
To carry that attitude is to build distinctions of value between us and them. We always need to remember that we are human and therefore have the capability of unspeakable crimes.
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