Displaced: A Sense of Humanity

My lovely readers,

Whilst my usual posts cover the likes of inspirational looks from red carpets and inane ramblings, today I have something I would like to share with you. 

I have in fact written of my opinions regarding the issues in countries such as Syria here. However, late last night as I sat in bed, for once in my life I didn't ponder the amount of calories I had consumed that day, nor did I imagine my life as Sandra Sully featuring an ethnic last name. 

I was frustrated with the world wide coverage of events that have taken place over the past few days. At this stage, I think I had consumed way too much chocolate too, so I turned to my other vice, writing. 

Please see my piece below. 

"Mariah once sang there's got to be a way, MJ taught us that we are the world, and Whitney, Whitney insisted the children are our future. 

But what sort of a future will our children hold when we're all lacking a sense of humanity. 

Humble is just a word my mother used to whisper. Power and greed has once again taken over. 

Here we are complaining about consuming too much food, when on the other side of the world we have children starving from hunger, hoping just to see another day. What good is this so called war? What is their agenda? 

Adjust your lenses, you will be surprised with what you'll see 

There are people mourning  sisters, mothers, friends and lovers. Who is right and who is wrong can't  be determined just yet, but emotional crippling for generations to come,  that can be guaranteed.

Once again I ask of you,  where is this sense of humanity?

God is great, they chant, but these terrorists know no God, for they are driven by none other than the devil. 

We have governments claiming peaceful interventions. But a peaceful mission is not so,  as they enter foreign lands they do not know. 

They claim a humble leader is a dictator. If only the arrogance could subside, they will see they're  in fact just looking into a polished mirror. I just hope their heavy investments in barbaric creatures doesn't grow greater, greater than them, for then we will meet for world war three. 

You know, they say Hitler was cruel, but they show no difference in their actions. Sure they appear to be family lovers, these men in their crisply ironed suits, they're also impeccable speech givers. The truth though, it shall prevail,  contributing to the same form of genocide that struck so many years ago.  

As a final departure, I say, dear friends, friends of religion, friends of culture, friends of humanity, open your eyes. 

Though, once you do, please be warned, because funnily enough should you question any of the given information, you'll be labelled a conspiracist.

 But conspiracies aren't of interest, well not for this young lass. I may not be a celebrity, but  I hope you can be inspired, for my only aim in this life is to broaden a slight sense of humanity."

Vent over. My heart goes out to every wronged person. I hope you can appreciate my reasonings for writing such a heartfelt piece and relish in the fact that somewhere out there's someone who doesnt get to experience a "Happy Friday." 

So folks! Despite getting on a dodgy train or having to get through a dreadful winter's day, thank your lucky stars because your sisters and brothers in humanity would give anything to trade their places with you. 

Wogarella, 

Xx

Enough Is Enough. Australians support Bashar!

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I’m not going to lie, this topic is one close to my heart. Whilst I’m not the most political person in the world, I am very much in touch with current affairs. This is something I’ve been putting off talking about since March 2011.

For those of you who have been living under a rock, simply can’t read or don’t own a TV here’s the lowdown. In March 2011, following the uproar of citizens claiming they want freedom in Libya, Syrian rebels emerged to claim that they are unhappy with the policies President Bashar Assad had set in stone. Chanting their opinions weren’t enough, so soon after they decided to bomb innocent civilians and try to harm the citizens of Syria.

Funnily enough Syria is a country, which has a rich history, whilst it’s not perfect, it has some of the most beautiful scenery and ancient sites. Muslims, Christians, Jews and Atheists have lived there happily for years. Both working and socialising together as a united front. As opposed to it’s neighbours Lebanon, which is unfortunately having issues constantly, due to political parties which have been run by a religious agenda and power rather than building a greater country for it’s people. Surprise, surprise, lets be honest this happens in Western countries too. It’s nothing new. People are greedy.

I’m an Australian through and through, but this topic is a sensitive one. My father is of Syrian decent. I have never been and waited until I graduated University in order to go visit my relatives, learn something about my father’s family and the roots where my ancestors resided. Unfortunately I graduated in April of 2011, therefore I couldn’t risk getting harmed in Syria. I remember seeing my father stay up all night watching Syrian TV and scanning newspapers frantically, constantly afraid one of his family members will be harmed. But more importantly, about the welfare of Bashar Al Asaad. This confused me. Having grown up in Australia, we openly belittle our politicians and barely show them any respect, from tagging them on twitter with inappropriate images to talk show hosts making fun of John Howard’s poor cricketing skills. Ha that one was actually funny though! I stopped and asked him, “Baba, why are you so passionate about Bashar? He is a politician after all, why doesn’t he just step down and let the people be free.”

Soon after I realised how arrogant my statement was. This man is a Doctor, who was his father’s predecessor, he never aimed to get into politics, but it happened. And he has been doing a bloody good job, serving Syria in terms of technological advancements, education systems, allowing warmth in winter months via the introduction of free diesel fuel for heating facilities and rationing food to the poor.

So if he is doing such a good job, where does this miscommunication come from? Our very own Foreign Minister Mr. Bobb Carr has claimed Al Assad’s regime is one that should be stopped. In fact in July the Syrian Embassy was closed due to our lack of support. The US have once again decided to intervene. If Syrians truly were unhappy I would be the first to say, let’s stop this inhumanity and would be happy to sign a petition to rid Al Assad of his title. But in actual fact, the majority of citizens support Bashar! I’m not just speaking in terms of my family members. There have been interviews recorded showing Networks like Aljazeera, which was once known to be a trustful source, actually staging videos as they pay people to profess their hate for Bashar and his regime.

Whilst Bashar hasn’t been radically vocal, he did reinstate new laws and policies in order to please these so called rebels. But still, they were not happy, and so they continue to blast innocent civilians and collect money from foreign counterparts including the US, Qatar and Saudi Arabia. Through it all the UN put out a vote, VETO was initiated, which meant only two countries who actually don’t hold alliances with the US  (Russia and China) had voted Bashar should not be forced out of his position and foreign intervention was not needed.

Long story short, Over 21,000 innocent lives have been lost. These rebels are not even of Syrian decent! So this brings me to today. Whilst I usually travel to George St to shop, I marched my way with over one thousand passionate Syrian Australians who believe that Bashar is an innocent man, his people aren't dissatisfied and there is no need for foreign intervention. 

In typical Middle Eastern style there were loud drums as people chanted, “Allah, Souriya, Bashar ou bas!” Which translates to God, Syria, and Bashar only. I ran into my friend who is a journo at one of our prestigious media companies. He was reporting. Surprised to see me he stated “Abi! What are you doing here? You’re a journo, what kind of a journo shows up to protests?” This question has been lingering in my mind all day. Why did I give up my Sunday workout and movie with friends for this? Because the lives of innocent people is at stake, that’s why! No matter how much I try to see the opposition’s point of view, I am dumbfounded by the portrayal of this “Civil War” they claim it to be in our most reputable newspapers. There is no civil war.

I was particularly happy to see that there weren’t just people of Syrian decent who were there to show their support. In fact it ranged from British, Russian, Chinese, Fijian and even passionate supporters of Anglo Saxon decent.

I have attached a few images and a video from today’s peaceful protest.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MG_d05A0jkY

I would also like to mention that following the Rally today, an elderly man was bashed at Sydenham Station in Sydney’s South. A few men described to be of Middle Eastern appearance, arrived to belt the man with a metal pole until he bled and only paused when his grandchildren nearby tried to stop the abusers from harming him. Even still they opted to smack the children out of the way. Is this peaceful? Are these people the ones that really care about the humanity of Syria? No these are greedy fools. An elderly man was bashed in front of his wife and grandchildren simply because he was draped in a Syrian flag as he supported the fight for a real cause. This surely can’t be happening on the streets of Sydney. It sickens me to have been sent this image of the attacked gentleman. 

Do you agree with everything you read? Please feel free to show your support by signing the petition here:

Sincerely,

Wogarella.