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No matter what we do, intention is everything. There is no reasoning with Greed. We can see this in the situation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. There is high demand for tantalum and coltan, these are used in the technology we’ve become so accustomed to. And this technology is a big money maker, Read more
May 18, 2012 in Genocide by thetalkingstick
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Let’s share, instead of taking everything we can get our hands on. At least in the United States, we have always believed that the future generation will have a better life than we did and they have, until now and perhaps this isn’t such a bad thing. Instead of bigger, better, more, perhaps what we Read more
May 11, 2012 in Genocide, History by thetalkingstick
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Life often gives us the opportunity to discover what matters. After living on earth for awhile, growing into adulthood living, loving, and losing, we figure out what matters or we get hit over the head enough times that we finally get whatever it is for us. The world is much the same. It is comprised Read more
May 8, 2012 in Genocide by thetalkingstick
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Sometimes difficulties can bring out the worst in people. Thankfully, really difficult times help us dig down and discover who we are and what really matters. Its May 1, 2012, a day for workers to unite. I think being united in working for the common good is also important. I was speaking the other day Read more
May 1, 2012 in Genocide by thetalkingstick
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Greed has deep roots in our human psyches. Greed has caused most of the wars, slavery, and genocide (amongst other atrocities) in the world, bar none. No other force has the power to destroy like greed. And because it is so rampant, we are destroying ourselves in the very process of acquiring more each and Read more
April 26, 2012 in Genocide by thetalkingstick
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The ICC convicted Congolese warlord Thomas Lubanga, found guilty of using child soldiers in Congo from 2002-2003. The ruling happened this past week at the Hague. I think this is a step in the right direction. Holding people and governments, nations, corporations, and individuals accountable for crimes against humanity needs to happen. Its past due Read more
March 17, 2012 in Genocide, The Congo by thetalkingstick
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Supreme Court Justices are divided as to whether or not corporations should be held liable in Human Rights Violations in other countries. It appears that corporations will once again receive a pass on any accountability toward protecting human life in areas like the Congo, where mining operations have displaced millions of people to refugee camps Read more
March 1, 2012 in Genocide, History, The Congo by thetalkingstick
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6 Million Dead Over 6 Million Dead Just what does that really mean anyway? 6 million dead does not include all the people living and dying in refugee camps. Living and dying in camps with no food, no shelter and no medical care. How long could you survive living under these conditions? This sounds like Read more
February 11, 2012 in Genocide, The Congo by thetalkingstick
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Genocide is the very core of evil that exists in the world. To walk into this work, see this work, take action on this issue that has been with us since Sparta, is to walk right into the very heart of evil on earth. This is why it is so very important that we as Read more
February 9, 2012 in Genocide, History by thetalkingstick
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Over 6 Million People have died since conflict in the Congo began. Yet this rarely makes the news. This number surpasses the number of lives lost in the Holocaust. The world vowed then, that they would never allow this to happen again, yet is has happened again. The conflict has its roots in the mid-70s. Read more
February 9, 2012 in Genocide, The Congo by thetalkingstick
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