Comments on: Rules of Engagement

By: Haritha

Haritha — Fri, 09 Apr 2010 18:30:29 +0000

I couldn’t agree with you more.

By: sherene

sherene — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 09:34:34 +0000

Agreed, it is the monotonous view across the entire gamut of online/liberal media which is grating on the nerves. Nobody is willing to admit that there is no clear case of black & white, and that many countries which gleefully point fingers at China are themselves guilty of violating several human rights even to the present day.

By: Shivaji

Shivaji — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 00:20:53 +0000

There is definitely a patronizing tone in most western coverage of China. Of course, when colonialism, slavery and all the vices were in full sway, supported duly by churches and the powers that be, there were still stong dissenting voices in the west, aka william wilberforce. So there is indeed a case for space for dissent in China or Iran at this point. All the same, the monotone recent coverage of incidents in Iran and China is almost hilariously propaganda stuff on behalf of “liberal” medea.

By: sherene

sherene — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 15:02:28 +0000

The burden of history weighs heavily for many ‘developed’ nations and that they gloss over it often can be a bit bristling, to say the least.

By: sherene

sherene — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 15:00:43 +0000

I appreciate that nations sit down and attempt to achieve a consensus towards a better world, but there seems to be some resistance to an even playing field. Something about the state of affairs smacks of a desperate need in the Western nations to prove their superiority of ye olde times. That nobody is blameless is a point easily forgotten!

By: Homam Al-Bahrani

Homam Al-Bahrani — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 07:32:50 +0000

Good point. There’s so much hypocracy in “developed” nations attitudes towards developing countries

By: arayans

arayans — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 23:19:43 +0000

that’s the entire gamut of world affaris, in 3 shirt paragraphs
then again,
today, all nations sit down and discuss, so as to take steps that’ll help keep up a livable situation in the future – i.e., today, all these countries hold these farcical summits, because they believe that they are in a position where their decisions and actions will help mould future circumstances.
however, seeing as how things are going (what with the deadlocks and lack of budging by either bloc of nations), soon, a point will be reached, when the circumstances themselves will force them to take snap-decisions. sadly, we may now look to pray for things to turn bad, and very bad, so that all these nations are forced to do things. and do them well.
as they say, when you won’t move your life, it’ll move you.