Blog 1 week 1
Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-17749400
Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-17749400
Summary
Article:
David Cameron (the prime minister of England) visits Burma because economic
sanctions against Burma should be suspended in recognition of the changes
taking place in Burma. Aung San Suu Kyi is a pro-democracy leader and meeting
Cameron. She is against the sanctions. Burma was ruled for half a century by a
military junta. Because of that the EU and US and other nations imposed
sanctions. The overall message is that the EU/UK wants to help realizing changes
in countries for the growth of freedom of human rights and democracy.
Dictatorship is most of the time the main reason of poverty in third world
countries. (Words 105)
Review: The fact that David Cameron takes the initiative to go to Burma just to show the rest of the world what his point of view is, is rather inspiring. The freedom of human rights is very important and should not be influenced by dictatorship. Because of the inspiring message David Cameron is bringing across I liked reading this article. Taking a stand against dictatorship and poverty is something I would love to see all around the world and experiencing those changes in countries that do not have such an advantage is touching. We should all help each other to create a better environment for people all around the world. (Words 109)
Review: The fact that David Cameron takes the initiative to go to Burma just to show the rest of the world what his point of view is, is rather inspiring. The freedom of human rights is very important and should not be influenced by dictatorship. Because of the inspiring message David Cameron is bringing across I liked reading this article. Taking a stand against dictatorship and poverty is something I would love to see all around the world and experiencing those changes in countries that do not have such an advantage is touching. We should all help each other to create a better environment for people all around the world. (Words 109)
It seems that David wants to make a statement by visiting Burma. The freedom of human rights is very important indeed but I don't think it's always good to interfere in foreign countries. Look what happened when the US did it in Vietnam.
BeantwoordenVerwijderenI do hope that the people in Burma get a democratic system but I'm afraid that only the wealthy people can write and read which makes voting useless. It’s good to help others but I think Europe should concern more about their own future at the moment. We are in an economical crisis and we have to find solutions to get out of the crisis as soon as possible. The next Great Britain elections are in 2014 so I think David really is concerned about Burma. If the elections were this year I would have suspected his trip to Burma as a part of his election campaign.
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BeantwoordenVerwijderenI do not think that an "overall message" is enough for those countries to be helped. David Burma his act is indeed inspiring but how far can you come with inspiration? If you look at the economy you realize that a lot has to be done before we can really financially help other countries. This does not mean that we should not try to help these people every tiny bit will be helpful. We should think about the changes that occur there and help them so it will not go too slow nor too fast. People have to get used to changes and I know for sure not everybody will like it
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