gafoorgk wrote:hmm..... no offense dubai knight..... but that sounds more like going with the tide, which is being 'created'.
and yes, i believe it's out of desperation. but the question 'Do they seize ships out of desperation' is a bit out of place here. desperation is to survive. it could be a possibility about unscrupulous and manipulative people though i DO NOT believe. that's again a root cause world should be looking instead of looking for a temporary solution.
true that people get pleasure to read, see about the second point. in fact, that's exactly people are being molded to. well, that's another topic.
the suffering you were mentioning was seen in multiple of thousands or may be millions with even worst condition by those causing suffering now. though i do not agree making people suffer, that certainly gives thousands or millions basic requirements.
OK, so who is creating 'the tide'?
There are those here who will firmly point the finger at the 'evil American despots' and also those who will equally blame the 'axis of evil and Al Quaeda'... this is not the solution.
All politicians, regardless of the country they claim to govern, are essentially power crazed egotists who's sole aim is to further their own personal, political and financial ends. Similarly, religious leaders around the globe seek to control the masses or influence the thinking of others through control using 'faith' as a weapon.
Both are wrong. But the masses are weak and would rather let someone else make the decisions for them based on their 'celebrity' value. (Clint Eastwood, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Ronald Reagan, Ayatollah Khomeini)
Celebrity desire is within all of us, until it actually arrives and then all they do is moan and whine about the intrusion in their lives.
Knight