Mumblings and Incoherency

Finally a new post --Cairo for New Year's Day

2008-12-18T22:34:00.000-08:00

Well, I thought about where is a cool place to spend New Years and I thought, Cairo! Why not? So thats where I am headed. While there I might as well see some of the other places around there, so for three weeks or so I will keep a running blog of the trip, and try to throw some pics in there, if I can. Yehaw

check out the blog here
http://robbybriancairo.blogspot.com/

Empire Records

2008-03-15T11:45:00.000-07:00

Just watched a pretty good movie called Empire Records, and I finally realized what the movie was teaching, basically even if you are a speed freak, thief, slightly psychotic, or have any number of problems they can all be made better by a really good party. HAHAH Movies Rock.

One of the best superbowl ads ever!!!

2008-02-04T06:53:00.001-08:00

So rocking, I loved it

Dictators, Tyrants, and Human Rights

2008-02-03T21:10:00.000-08:00

Alright so we all know bad stuff is and has been happening in a lot of countries around the world. In fact it seems most countries in Africa, Asia, and Eastern Europe have major problems. Everything from genocide to meglomanical dictators, can be found there, but what do we do about it? When does the rest of the world have the right to step in? And how do they do it? Alright can any country or the UN or NATO or whoever a.) Morally and b.) Effectively change the regime of another country? At first I said no way we just cant do that. What about Hitler? Alright Alright forget Hitler he was attacking other countries. What about a leader who is killing his own people like the what is happening and was happening in West Africa? The atrocities that have, are and will happen there are outrageous and cannot be allowed to happen. How does the world put a stop it before millions are killed? How does the world preemptively put in end to this kind of slaughter, rape and torture??

There is no easy solution, but I believe that a major difference can be made. I believe that most of it starts with poverty, not ethnic, religious, or historical hatreds. Conflicts stem from the fact that most of the world is desperate, surviving on virtually nothing. Desperate people do desperate things. This is an over simplification, but poverty does play a large part in creating conflict all over the world. As does the fact that most of the world has no say in their government, and that their countries are ruled dictators.

This is something the whole world needs to get behind. As an American I think from the prospective of what America should do.

The US will need to use economic power to substantially reduce poverty through the encouragement of social businesses, micro loans, giving developing countries goods duty-free status, and anything else that can be thought of to help the poor in the poorest of countries to take part in the world marketplace. The violators of human rights need be sanctioned economically no matter who they are and what are trade status is with them is. This includes countries like Israel (I don't care what the Palestinians have done, sanction them too) Saudi Arabia, and China.

Americas foreign policy must change, neutrality must be brought into the picture, we must politically oppose violators where we find them. Also an enormous increase in foreign service officers are needed. America needs people on the ground in those countries who understand the culture, history and language. They will need to understand why the country is doing what it is doing and what the consequences will be from our actions. Right now more people play in the US military bands then working for the foreign service. Also if the US cant find the qualified individuals it needs to train them.
Militarily the US has bases all over the place, lets bring a lot of these troops home and close the bases. I understand the US cant just close them all and bring all US soldiers home immediately. But they can do a lot, this should also give them some money to work with to help create some of the needed programs.

These are some of the rudimentary ideas I currently have. Some may be totally wrong, I have more to add but that will have to wait for later.

To help or not to help

2008-01-30T21:34:00.000-08:00

Just to give some background info, I am in the process of creating a plan that will enable America to substantially help resolve most of the conflicts in the world. Yea I know, impossible (too bad its a school assignment), and maybe, America should just stay out of things that don't concern her. I am not so sure myself what the right thing to do is.

But here is an analogy for ya, lets imagine that you look out your window and see your neighbor beating his child with a bat, do you have the right, and the responsibility to stop it if you have the power to? I say yes. Now does that apply to other countries? I am not sure. But it might. If America has the power to stop the grievous atrocities that are occurring all over the world right now does she the right and the responsibility to do so?

That is just one of the multitude of problems I am trying to resolve. In addition to political, economic and military policy towards nations. Including the true effect of American capitalism on 3rd world countries. Anyway I will be rambling a lot about this subject it helps me think and order my thoughts.