Thanks Osesame, and Just-girl …you are so kind…..(you warm my heart, thankyou xx) Yes I am just an ordinary white english housewife, no religion, I returned to university to improve my life … I think people in the west do not understand politics as much as they do in the Middle East? But that is a bit general… I study International Relations, and they teach us to open our minds, question everything, look at the world in a balanced way….they help us to understand the real cause of 'terrorism' – injustice, capitalism, imperialism, etc When I was younger I studied Economics – I left the course – why? – because we had to conform to the western capitalist view … I dared to write in my essay about communism – I was told it was wrong… A lot of people in the UK don't like politics, they believe the distorted information they receive, etc, they don't understand why people are killing each other, they don't understand why there are terrorist attacks. They give generously to charity to help people abroad, but they don't ask why the world needs that charity…They hear language like fundamentalism, islamist militants, etc, and it paints a picture in their minds….. I think it is important to find a way of opening their minds so they can make their mind up. They are ordinary people like me, in my town, my country …. The people with power and money can shape opinions with their propoganda….so how can we change that? We need to find a method … we don't need to resort to propoganda….if people could see the reality they could make their own minds up freely ….
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