“The world is flat” – the author, journalist Thomas Friedman once said.
Yes, indeed.
If there is a tremor in one corner of our world, we can feel it from far away, if not physically.
It has been more than a year since Russia – a downgraded superpower – invaded her neighbor Ukraine without much justification. Putin thought it would be a kid’s video war game, which would be over in a couple of weeks. However, it is continuing.
As digital technology brings every corner of the world into our living room, so does the harsh economic impact of war everywhere in the world. What gain has Russia made so far? Thousands of people, soldiers on both sides, perished. Poor countries are having much hardship and become poorer.
On the other hand, Putin’s leadership has been downgraded too.
Now, no country cares whatever Putin says, even regarding the latest catastrophic human tragic war between Israel and Hamas since violent extremism of ISIS’s human tragedy.
Violent extremism cannot bring peace, security and human rights to the community or to a country. It is interesting to note that the United Nations declared February, 12 2016 the International Day for the Prevention of Violent Extremism.
Once again, this middle east one week war is not a war between soldier to soldier or fighter to fighter. It has become a war where we see which side kills ordinary and entirely innocent people.
Who doesn’t love music? More than 250 music lovers have been killed for no reason. Obviously, violent extremism! There have been reports of killing babies belonging to both Israelis and Palestinian.
It seems nobody knows when and what form this on-going middle east conflict will end up.
A different kind of war started in the United States Congress. After more than a week, the country doesn’t have a speaker of the House. I wonder why lawmakers become extremely hard liners. No benefits or welfare of ordinary people materialize ultimately by the hard liners. The extremism only makes a sensation for the media. They can break down, but it is hard to find them constructive.
However, democracy is such a wonderful system that the voters can realize this issue and will be able to do it accordingly while voting in future.
Jiben Roy, a native of Bangladesh, teaches chemistry and pharmaceutical sciences at Mississippi University for Women. He writes occasional column in the Dispatch. His email address is [email protected].
Jiben Roy, a native of Bangladesh, teaches chemistry and pharmaceutical sciences at Mississippi University for Women. His email address is [email protected].
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