i have seen the footage over and over again and i still can't get my head around the images of australians beating up on each other, destroying the property of others and hunting down each other like animals.
WHAT THE HECK IS GOING ON???
and the thing that makes my blood boil the most, is seeing the australian flag being burnt.
so many young australians - not much older than those young people who are burning the flag - sacrificed their lives, fighting under that flag so we could live in harmony and peace and with the level of freedom we have come to know.
and these "animals" show the ultimate disrespect to this sacrifice by burning our flag.
and in reality it is their flag too, so what does that say about what they think of australia - the country they call home.
if nothing else, that flag unites us all as australians.
to see it being burnt makes me so angry and so very very sad.
so many opinions have been put forward as to whose fault it is that these riots have taken place.
is it the media who only reports the sensational aspects of the story to get us to watch their reports and read their papers?
is it the police who have allegedly sat back according to locals, and let the tension simmer for months?
is it the religious leaders who, through their passionate sermons of what is right and wrong according to their religion, incite these people to do the wrong thing?
is it the judicial system, who gives these young people a mere slap on the wrist for major crimes - bcause they have smart lawyers who get them off on a technicality?
where are the parents of these young people - were they not taught them right from wrong, respect for others and tolerance?
i don't know the answers.
i don't know where it will all end.
i fear for our country and our way of life.
i pray for the police officers, ambos and community leaders who put their lives on the line to keep others safe.
how frightening to be in such a situation and how scared their families must be for them.
i also pray for the people who have been affected by the thoughtlessness of others and for those who have a very unbalanced view of what is right and wrong.
take care everyone.
until tomorrow
~*~ shazz ~*~
WHAT THE HECK IS GOING ON???
and the thing that makes my blood boil the most, is seeing the australian flag being burnt.
so many young australians - not much older than those young people who are burning the flag - sacrificed their lives, fighting under that flag so we could live in harmony and peace and with the level of freedom we have come to know.
and these "animals" show the ultimate disrespect to this sacrifice by burning our flag.
and in reality it is their flag too, so what does that say about what they think of australia - the country they call home.
if nothing else, that flag unites us all as australians.
to see it being burnt makes me so angry and so very very sad.
so many opinions have been put forward as to whose fault it is that these riots have taken place.
is it the media who only reports the sensational aspects of the story to get us to watch their reports and read their papers?
is it the police who have allegedly sat back according to locals, and let the tension simmer for months?
is it the religious leaders who, through their passionate sermons of what is right and wrong according to their religion, incite these people to do the wrong thing?
is it the judicial system, who gives these young people a mere slap on the wrist for major crimes - bcause they have smart lawyers who get them off on a technicality?
where are the parents of these young people - were they not taught them right from wrong, respect for others and tolerance?
i don't know the answers.
i don't know where it will all end.
i fear for our country and our way of life.
i pray for the police officers, ambos and community leaders who put their lives on the line to keep others safe.
how frightening to be in such a situation and how scared their families must be for them.
i also pray for the people who have been affected by the thoughtlessness of others and for those who have a very unbalanced view of what is right and wrong.
take care everyone.
until tomorrow
~*~ shazz ~*~
2 comments:
I haven't seen the tv or listened to much on the radio over the last couple of days and I'm so glad. I don't want to see these things happening in our beautiful country.
Isn't it a crime to burn the National flag?
Marie
I hear you sister and I have to say I fully agree with you!!!!
What is going to happen to our country and way of life!! It is already getting ridiculas!!!
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