I have a lot of things to say, mostly things not concerning me but how I think. Maybe I'll just start with the London Bombings.
I must admit, I wasn't as rudely shocked by the bombings as I was by the 911 crash. I mean, come on, PLEASE, do something new! You wanna prove something, please don't do it by killing people, it won't help, all right? Only more people will start to hate you, and soon the whole world will REALLY gang up against you, and we'll see who lives then. You wanna say something, you wanna prove your injustice, PROVE it. SHOW it to us. THEN we'll listen. We'll see who listens to you NOW.
But I was really touched by the speech given by the Mayor of London, Ken Livingstone. The front bits didn't really matter, but it was the end that was good:
"In the days that follow look at our airports, look at our sea ports and look at our railway stations and, even after your cowardly attack, you will see that people from the rest of Britain, people from around the world will arrive in London to become Londoners and to fulfil their dreams and achieve their potential.
They choose to come to London, as so many have come before because they come to be free, they come to live the life they choose, they come to be able to be themselves. They flee you because you tell them how they should live. They don’t want that and nothing you do, however many of us you kill, will stop that flight to our city where freedom is strong and where people can live in harmony with one another. Whatever you do, however many you kill, you will fail.” - Ken Livingstone
I am supremely impressed by Londoners. They have not failed us as one of the superpowers of the world. The Londoners have not been defeated by the cruel act of misdeed, but yet they are gathered together, and they are now stronger.
Yes, we mourn for those who have lost their lives for a cause so unworthy. But you have not died alone. Our hearts will always be with you, every man, every woman, every child whose life was lost on that day, for we will stand closer now, as the free world, the world against terrorism.
Mr. Livingstone is right. No matter how many of us you kill, you will fail.
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OKAY GIRL I'M HERE.
I've always been fixated with London anyway. And I've got friends in London who shows similarly strong opinions of who they are. They are determined not to be beaten down and they never will.
Btw you started with " starting with the London bombings " and ended with the same topic, which is wrong cos you nd another topic to follow in order to say "starting with" in the first place, haha!
-tingS
*nods* everyone is really tired of terrorism. but i suppose everyone is holding back because they're afraid that real warfare is going to be much, much worse than this. bloody politics. hope this doesn't happen to singapore.
To suan:
I meant in different enteries, and this is the FIRST one, so I started with London Bombings, dumb dumb.
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