After seeing Blood Diamond, I was very angered to see how cruel the rebels were, that they would brainwash innocent children into becoming horrible killing monsters. The rebels would train the young children to shoot innocent people and behave in inappropriate ways. I do not think it should be legal for governments to force children to fight in wars. Making young children become involved in a war by forcing them to pick up guns and shoot innocent people, is totally outrageous.
I think the age of 20 is the age that someone is old enough to fight and understand what they are fighting for. At the age of 20, a person has probably graduated from high school and has experienced a little bit of college life. A 20-year-old is no longer a teenager and is experiencing more of an adult life. I think that at the age of 20, a person is mature enough to handle being involved in a war.
Consequences of children fighting in the war do not only affect the children themselves, but also their family and friends. At such young ages, children exposed to such violence and terror can traumatize and negatively affect their lives forever. They may have great difficulty in returning to a ‘normal’ life again. This is especially true if the children are ever forced to kill their own family and friends.
I think the most logical solution would be to stop all types of warfare, but of course that is not always a possibility. After watching Blood Diamond and reading A Long Way Gone, I am reminded of the song by the Black Eyed Peas called “Where is the Love?” I think the best part of the song that fits with this subject is:
It just ain't the same, always unchanged
New days are strange, is the world insane?
If love and peace is so strong
Why are there pieces of love that don't belong?
Nations droppin' bombs
Chemical gasses fillin' lungs of little ones
With ongoin' sufferin' as the youth die young
So ask yourself is the lovin' really gone?
So I could ask myself really what is goin' wrong?
In this world that we livin' in, people keep on givin' in
Makin' wrong decisions, only visions of them dividends
Not respectin' each other, deny thy brother
A war is goin' on but the reason's undercover
The truth is kept secret, it's swept under the rug
If you never know truth then you never know love
Where's the love, y'all, come on (I don't know)
Where's the truth, y'all, come on (I don't know)
Where's the love, y'all
People killin', people dyin'
Children hurt and you hear them cryin'
Can you practice what you preach
And would you turn the other cheek
Father, Father, Father help us
Send some guidance from above
'Cause people got me, got me questionin'
Where is the love?
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3 comments:
hey, i really liked the idea of attaching the song with this mind!
I agree, these children are definitely too young! I think they should be at least 18, though. I mean, its been working for our country. I also really like how you mentioned 'Where is the Love'! What a great connection!
I think its really cool that you thought to include this song in your post, it really adds something extra to it.
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