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tower	Jun 29 2009, 01:33 PM
Posts: 233 Group: Members Member #121 Joined: 01/18/08	Quote: I don't think it's a "ludicrously simplistic view of world affairs" at all. It is often said that the area between modern day Iraq and Iran is one of the most fought over frontiers in the world. The civilization of Sumer sprang up around 5300BC but due to the instability of the Euphrates and Tigris rivers that periodically wiped out farmland and populations the area was a hotbed of conflict as new groups battled for control of the area, most famously the Akkadians in 2340BC, the Babylonians in 1700BC, the Chaldeans in 800BC, the Assyrians at various times, the Persians in 600BC, the Macedonians in 300BC and the Ottomans in the medieval period. Also during these times various smaller tribes and Arab groups battled endlessly for control of the area. Like every region of the world, the Middle East has seen times of conflict and times of peace. By that standard, you could just as well call every part of the world (besides the Antarctic) a chaotic land of constant conflict. For nearly every century Europe has seen some mass bloodshed (Spanish inquisition, St. Bartholomew's Day, Kristallnacht, you name it), but the author mentions Middle East specifically, which suggest he has a really simplistic worldview. Quote: I very much agree with the author at cracked.com that "the "one-world government" conspiracy looks exactly like the random chaos of geopolitical events we've seen for the last few thousand years." I completely disagree for two reasons: one - the geopolitical events are not chaotic. Just because something is complicated or hard to understand doesn't mean it bears the burden of randomness like chaos does. The world is a network of interconnected relationships, an event in one country can quickly lead to international repercussions. Two - (and I didn't mention that originally), the author creates (admittedly for comedic reasons, but it feels like he's semi-serious) a false dichotomy - by saying that the installment of a centralized world government must be swift or not exist at all. In reality, what we see today is gradual. For reference, see http://www.aclu.org/html/surveillance_timeline.html#middle. One cannot simply ignore that more and more rights are taken away from the average citizen, an agenda that is clearly pursued by global lobbyists and decision-makers like the Bilderberg Group.
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