Is Aung San Suu Kyi Doing Herself Justice By...

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Aung San Suu Kyi is contesting election in Burma. Should she has stayed as a Human Rights Defender and Activists instead of going into the stressful life of politics especially with a frail health such as she now live with?

Although her health may not be the biggest issue or barrier, but staying away from active office would afford her an increased opportunity of mentoring and raising up the next generation of defenders. This could be more productive for the country and its future than her in office. Achieving an office is obviously an easy thing but the reputation and standard she has set, far surpass an office.

Mr. Mandela of South Africa did the same, but his days as a president is rarely anything to celebrate, in comparison to his days as a humble Human Rights Defender and Activist.

Is selflessness being ignored by someone who has been extremely selfless even unto death? Some argue that these god-like activists proves a point that is symbolical by contesting and achieving political office; but could not going for that office be [even] more symbolical?

Of course, from a Rights point of view, Aung San Suu Kyi is eligible like anyone else to contest offices. And also even more because she has put in everything to make this moment come to fruition when every citizen of Burma can now contest offices in a democratic environment.

The War Of The Classes

UK politics seems to have returned to its teething phase after so many centuries of building and leading the world in democracy. But then, this has  been clearer since the bottle-necked general election that left us with a cock-up Coalition government that is without manifesto, mandate or agreeable agreements.

Today, it's the game of Pasty; who has eaten one, who remembers when they ate one last and who goes into a pasty shop [to buy sausage roll though]. Through the debate about why pasty or cold bakes should not be taxed, political leaders are yet to give a coherent reason why so or not. Has someone lost their sense or lost their smell? Who thinks IQ stands for International Qualification?

As always corroborated on this blog, the UK political landscape desperately needs a strong intervention. It needs new ideas, new approach, new leadership, new reputation and obviously, new theories and philosophy. This posh versus poor political-class rants must stop. The country need a new party that is well and able to reach out to people without the hangover of feudalism and pauperism.

Rights Are Wrong If It Lacks Responsibilities

Recently, we have arrived at the point in our world where everything is about Rights. It has become  unprecedented, you can barely see sense in some of the arguments [about Rights]. And as such, it has turned Responsibility to an alien character.


Dont get me wrong; people should be respected and given the benefit of their dignity as individuals. But it should be about 'respect' and 'dignity' rather than just rights.

It makes a complete joke of the matter when the focus is hinged on rights. Because in most cases, it becomes a tunnel-vision argument about compensating, or assuaging the victim. And so what?

Marriage: Either The Church Or God Is Inconsistent With One Another!

Saying that 'marriage is made for the procreation of children' is simply a LIE. It is like my fellows when I was a child used to say that pregnancy occurs when two adults' pubic hairs touch.

But lets put this debate in perspective. The Christian leadership argue three things in relation to marriage equality;
God exists
God owns marriage - hence it is sacred; and
Marriage is for the procreation of children.

However, on a closer look, none of these three are linked nor are a criteria for the other.

For this argument, we shall ignore the first argument as that has no co-relation and hence isnt necessary for now.

Is It Time For Political Parties To Align To Social Imbalance?

Most political parties that exists in countries across the world all share the same foundation; one based on labour imbalance of feudal societies. This came from long time ago and apparently, more obsolete than is recognizable today.

As-Ralph Waldo Emerson once said, 

"We have feudal governments in a commercial age. It would be but an easy extension of our commercial system, to pay a private emperor a fee for services, as we pay an architect, an engineer, or a lawyer. If any man has talent for righting wrong, for administering difficult affairs, for counselling poor farmers how to turn their estates to good husbandry, for combining a hundred private enterprises to a general benefit, let him in the county- town, or in Court-street, put up his sign-board, Mr. Smith, Governor, Mr. Johnson, Working king."

And that is manifest in the politics and economies the world currently run on. Although man tend to keep moving forward, sometimes, it is vividly clear that we are simply moving in a circle. With old political parties and greyed political systems, most of our new inventions, modernizations and renowned present-day systems are nothing but new wines into an old jar.

Marriage Equality - The Deceits

Over the weekend, the row on whether same-sex couples in the UK should be given their right to marry just like others brewed and boiled over. Though there's nothing new about the most recent rhetoric from the Catholic Archbishop, Cardinal O'Brien of the Scottish Church of course. Only that his reaction this time went further to confirm how ignorant the man is.

His comment: "

"I do not accept the fact that one can re-define the word 'marriage' to mean something that it has never meant before," he said.

"I am simply handing on the teaching of the Christian church for over 2,000 years since Christ was on Earth. It is quite simply natural for a man and a woman to be together for the procreation and education of children and for their own mutual love."

He added: "I think if the United Kingdom does go for and support same-sex marriage it is indeed shaming our country."

Examining Mr. O'Brien's statements, the immeasurable dose of ignorance is starkly obvious. Thus the following points answers the flawed thinking;

Marriage was made by man and therefore can be modified by man - Mr. O'Brien seem not know or remember this. But how can he if he is religious and worship a Concept (God) also invented by man.

Marriage pre-dates all present-day religions: Marriage has existed since man can remember, so most of today's religion including Christianity are new in comparison. These religions usurped what they met as that goes along with power to control which is the core foundation of religion anyway.