Oh go on then

Blah, I might as well post again seeing as I’ve got nothing else to do Saturday night…

Lebanon

George Galloway hit the nail on the head. The media is preposterous, in the way it presents its news, its questions and its bias views (hey that rhymes). People are finally realising that not everything Sky News tells them is true, but more importantly, the truth is being slowly revealed (note slowly). Honestly the picture looks so clear from this side, sometimes it seems weird that people could look at some situations in a different light altogether (i.e. Israel is the victim in every conflict involving them, or even not involving them). I guess the problem is that everyone thinks they’ve got the answer.

You know what I dislike even more then people who think like that, its people who sit on the fence. “Oh both sides are responsible”, “Everyone should stop killing each other”, “They’re just as bad as each other”. It’s not a perfect world people, there are no two victims and there are no two oppressors. You think that the solution lies in the word stop? The reasons for conflicts go deep and painful, and only when the reasons are properly consulted will the answer be revealed. I was talking to my barber about this Lebanon conflict and I was asking if he seriously thought Israel were justified in doing what they’re doing. His response was along the lines of “I don’t care who’s responsible I just want people to stop fighting.” Unfortunately it isn’t as simple as that, and that’s why what Galloway was saying has so much significance. Stop thinking in a clock that only goes back 4 weeks, this conflict didn’t start because of Lebanon; people need to get to the real roots of it. It’s the same with all the conflicts that are occurring across the globe, these things didn’t start when you switched on your TV screens; these things have been going on for ages. What’s my point? When you get to the root of the problem, you will start to look at it in a different light.

Read an excellent follow-up to this article here

Work

Yes, work. I know you may be surprised, horrified, scrunch up your eyes to see if you’re reading it correctly. I’ve been working for 3 weeks now, training as a Sky Customer Service agent and should be ‘going live’ on the phones on Monday. It’s been a good experience, earning some money but also getting to grips at the workplace and familiarising yourself with the common practises that go on etc. You get to meet people which is also nice, some interesting characters and some not so interesting ? I’m hoping to continue working some two nights a week during school for a while too, good to make use of my time whilst I have some.

AOB

YM (young muslims) work is kicking off again, went to an exec meeting today so that was interesting. The ‘Lost’ camp was good and the League has kicked off (literally). The ISB family circle today was also pretty successful and we had a good game of footy.

Wow I’ve written a load of junk. Laters