Thoughts on Darfur

Judges at the International Criminal Court ordered the arrest Wednesday of President Omar Hassan al-Bashir of Sudan for atrocities committed in Darfur according to a recent NY Times article. Reading through this article about the types of genocide-crimes committed makes me really question the state of the world and where we are as a people. I always think about how the world fifty years ago looks so much different than the current one we live in, yet upon closer inspection things haven't changed that much at all.

World War 3 will never happen. And if it does, it'll probably signal doomsday. The reason is because back half a century ago countries still thought it was okay to invade foreign countries and take over territory. It was the last remenants of an era of conquest that will never happen again just because of how small our world has gotten. Russia and Georgia had their little spat but when it was all said and done, both parties returned whatever territory they claimed as military positions during the conflict. Same deal with Israel and Gaza. Allowing countries in this day and age to invade and take over new territory is setting a dangerous precedent for other transgressors. The world just won't stand for it.

But why does the world allow genocide to take place where an entire race and culture is being systematically eliminated through mass murders and mass rape? Also I listened to a speaker last week talk about the sex trade that is still very prevalent in many parts of Asia and parts of Europe. The descriptions of all these horrible situations reminds us that the world is a market economy. Things have no value unless there is a demand for them. And the reason these things are still in existence today is because there are human beings out there, like you and I, who believe and want these things to take place.