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Apr 09, 2007 12:32

The words of former child soldiers:"When they came to my village, they asked my older brother whether he was ready to join the militia. He was just 17 and he said no; they shot him in the head. Then they asked me if I was ready to sign, so what could I do - I didn't want to die." A former child soldier taken when he was 13. (BBC report.) ( ( Read more... )

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no6655321 April 9 2007, 19:52:23 UTC

This is part of the transcript from a documentrary I've been working on ( ... )

cult_of_isis April 9 2007, 22:57:52 UTC

It's terrifying. I'm so overwhelmed with the atrocities that happen in other parts of the world. I want to help, but I don't know what to do. I know I could always give up my life and be a humanitarian, and work over there. I know that would make a difference in the lives of some of these people. But what about the overall problem?

Yes, aid workers and people who work at refugee camps help, but why is the problem still here, still so big?

I don't understand how people in positions of power in the western world can know about these things and do nothing. They are in the position to pressure the other governements into doing something to stop this. They are in a position to step in with funds and resources to combat the problems that lead to these wars and the capture of child soldiers.

But they don't. Is it because the western public needs to first pressure the western governments into action?

no6655321 April 9 2007, 23:43:46 UTC

Well, as unfortunate it is, the UN has refused to take action ni Uganda. The reason... they say the government has it under control. Of course, they don't talk about the refugee camps that are set up which arn't properly guarded and where all the abductions are taking place.
The biggest problem I guess is that no one wants to take any action. Like you said, the majority of the public needs to stand up and demand action... unfortunatly that won't happen until they all see for themselves firsthand what is going on and to have it happen to them, to their friends and family. Until then no one will care and I definatly don't want any of that to ever come here. It's a bit of a problem. Until we go through it ourselves we won't care. But if we are experiancing it ourselves we won't be able to help others.

cult_of_isis April 9 2007, 23:54:43 UTC

I think a lot of people care if they are exposed to images of it, and words of it. I think the problem is that people don't know what to do with these feelings ( ... )