the troops in the pacific are up there helping to prevent two countries from collapsing, they are peace keeping not starting a war. you people are too narrow minded to see that. shame on you for insulting the memories of the dead!
'peace keepers' do not promote peace. to believe that soldiers promote peace is to hold a very narrow understanding. conflict between a nation's people and it's rulers results in foreign rulers sending troops and other assistance to assist the embattled rulers in their subduing their people because the interests of rulers of different nations are similar. the interests of the ruled of different nations are also similar. restoring 'peace' is code for restoring the war the rulers wage everyday upon the people with economic means. against their war. against their peace.
countries do not collapse when rulers cannot maintain control of their people. countries do not collapse. when powerful elements run away from their agrieved people they leave a power vacuum which is consequently filled. if all the police, soldiers and politicians flew out of Aotearoa we would need to organise to have our needs met. this does not mean chaos unless we fail to organise. helping our neighbour's from collapsing is just code for a neighbour's elite under threat of being evicted by their people. collapse is an emotional word which evokes fear. understanding comes from education and communication and testing ideas in action. fear does not promote understanding or increasing awareness. distrust those who do not share their understanding and instead would have you fear. be a good citizen. do not think. leave it to the rich. they have your best interests at heart right? do they?
that would be communism! a model that can not exist in its intended form. if you pay attention to history you would know that! communist have no place here, get the hell out of our country you are not wanted here!
Re: Lest we forget Afghanistan, the Solomon Islands and Timor Leste
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