Criminalise WAR.part 2 Written by Julius. , Saturday, November 7, 2009 at 10:57 PM, in Labels: outing

Here this is it (haha not related with MJ). The pictures and the event I promised to talk about.

Last Saturday, went to this International Conference and Exhibition. It was my first time going to PWTC, so for few minutes, I was like...sesat (lost). So I rang Lee Pui Yee's hand phone, asking her where's the entrance!

Ha.ha As silly as it seems, I managed to found the entrance.

Anyway, I saw Vinci there, so, I'm kinda safe.

Afterward, Pui Yee and her friend, Pui Mun joined us...erm, the two actually went to lower ground, they thought I was there. Sorry ya! Lollipop, yes I still remember!

Soo after, we went for a free lunch though it's not that impressive, and I'm still very the hungry. Without wasting time, because Pui Mun needs to go home early, we went to to exhibition. I tell you it really opened my mind about war. Well, not that I don't know how ugly the war can be, but still, by witnessing the real thing, you know the pain and suffering can eat you up.

By 1.40 like that, we entered. We were not allowed to take pictures, but only in the front entrance. I tell you if I can take pictures, you will be...erm...displeased.


The entrance. (caught this picture after we got out)


(we...secretly take this picture hahahaha) It's an art work from some local University.


Well, share your thought. After we explored, we then take pictures (where we were allowed). I signed and voted for no war appeal. I think I wrote something about gathering some useful and right people to create awareness. Not that I aware how, but it serves to be something important to the public to realise our capability to influence people around.


The entrance before we went inside the 'chamber'. Vinci (left) and Pui Yee (right)


Me and Pui Yee. Benito Mussolini, the main of great power back in the early 19th century.


Aha.














So, after the thing, Pui Mun left us a while ago, we met Vatsela with her sister and friend. We agreed to meet later in The Mall. We had pizza! After several months of not having pizza, finally!

After meal (it was already about 4 plus), Vatsela and co joined us, we walked around until 5.

Okay, Gonna talk a bit about the war.
War exhibits cruelty, immorality and irrationality.
Why?

One of the highlights, ‘The Man in the Hood’, one professor (hope I’m right about the professor) criticise about the US about the war. The soldiers caught him and then tortured him. As the name implied, the man was covered his head with a hood, and then electrocute him, he was put up as he’s crucifix. When the soldier saw blood stain, they stopped and called the doctor in, the doctor said; he bitted his own tongue, and asked the soldier to continue.

The torment is inhuman.

I wish I could talk more about the torture chamber...but it’s really sickening.

I would quote Confucius saying again

“What you do not wish for yourself, do not do to others”

Isn’t it true? Imagine that soldier is the one being tortured.

Anyway, the objectives of this event are:
-TO STOP THE SLAUGHTER OF INNOCENT
-TO STOP PROFITEERS EARNING BLOOD MONEY
-TO STOP THE MASS MEDIA GLORIFYING WAR
-TO STOP THE MANUFACTURE OF WEAPONS

To achieve the peace, we declare that

Killings in war are as criminal as the killings within societies in times of peace. It's thereby killing in peace time would subjected to International Law of Crimes. Furthermore, all commercial, financial, industrial and scientific activities that aid and bet war should be criminalised!

What more important is that all national leaders who initiate aggression must be subjected to the jurisdiction of international Criminal Court. It is an important issue that all nations strengthen the resolve to accept the purposes and principles of the United nation Charter and institute methods to settle international disputes via peaceful means and to renounce war.

Political parties must include peace as one of their principal objectives. This is not limited to just political parties but also public servants or professionals must promote peace and campaign actively against war.

Non-governmental organisation should affirm their belief in peace and pledge to strive for peace. For media and entertainment, they have the ability to influence the mind of people should instead of glorifying the war but bear the responsibility to report the violence instigated by the war and should instead cultivate the ethos of peace.

It's certainly comical that when in time of peace we still seek to feel the disadvantage of others and then provoke unnecessary and unwise plan to hurt others. And during war times, we do not appreciate the time of peace and regret upon their former action.

Do we really need to wage a war to allow us understand the pain so that we can feel the real sense of peace? The answer is no. Some of the young generation forget the pain and suffering of the people from the past. It is our parents' duty to allow them to understand why peace is so much more important. People from the past had enough, I'm sure they do not want the future generations like us to feel like what they felt.

I think that throughout the years, war have become unnecessary. For now, war should be deemed as uncivilised, uncultivated and improper conduct. There no longer needed for any country to prove. Leaders should bear in mind of the importance of the people's wellbeing.

Wars have been subjected to the past and present time. Humans by history, shows that war seems to be inevitable especially fighting for independence. To some, war seems to be a glory, an honour by winning. It is true that for human nature, winning is always the positive thing. I won't deny that fact.

I think it's essential for people to reflect themselves. So people out there, it seems dull to read, but I want you to know that this abide great consequence if we able to criminalise war.