The West's irony

Categories: Wormie Says

If the world seemed to be against the US and the West maybe its because of the following possible reasons.

The West's attitudes towards the East and lslamic world had been one of being overbearing. The West tends to dictate to the other parts of the world in matters of governance, finance, industry and the environments. True, the West may have gone through the stage where the rest of the world is going through now. However, because of regional and cultural differences, their experiences may not be applicable locally. A perfect example would be the various shades of democracies in Asia and Africa. By being overbearing this creates resentment among the local populations.

There is some hypocracy when it comes to trade. The West talks about free trade. But it imposes tariffs on steel and clothes. It provides subsidies to its farmers. It imposes import quotas. It cites antidumping laws. But when dealing with Asian governments, it asks for removal of trade barriers, removal of quotas, and adjustments to foreign currencies exchange.

The US refuses to be a signatory to the Kyoto protocol. And yet it is the world's largest producer of greenhouse gases. It cited the exclusion of China and India as a reason for its refusal. As the self-appointed leader of the world, then lead by example. There shouldn't be any double standards.

The West worries about nuclear proliferations. It does not matter that they have nuclear weapons but other countries cannot do the same. While the West keeps mum about Israel's nuclear capability, there is even talks about a possible arms invasion against Iran's nuclear facilities.

The US frowns upon detention without trials that occurs in some Asian countries but it has held prisoners in the Guatanamo Bay prison for the last 3 years and none of the prisoners had made any court appearances. Prisoners from the Western world are repartriated but those from the Arab world were not. Never mind, if these Arab governments are allies.

The West cited freedom of expressions when a Danish daily published a cartoon depicting Prophet Mohammad. Never mind this is prohibited in Islam. Yet David Irving, a British historian, was jailed because he denied the existance of the Holocaust. It seems that there are laws that prevent anyone from ever denying that the Holocaust ever happened.

The US is quick to refer soldiers to the War Crime Tribunals, yet it is not a signatory of the Tribunal because American soldiers should only be tried by a US martial court.

When the Soviet Union invaded Afghanistan in 1979, the West was quick to condemned it as an act of aggression. The Afghans who defended their country were called resistance fighters. Some 20 years later, when the West invaded Iraq, it is called a war of liberation. The Iraqis who defended their country are called insurgents.

The West detested the eating of dogs in China and South Korea and yet beef is a staple in Western society. Never mind, that cow is considered sacred in India and not to be killed.

I am sure there are more examples of the double standards as practised by the West. Little wonder South Americans are voting in leftist govemments (to the West but rightist to the locals) in Columbia, Ecuador and Peru. I suspect it was for the same reasons that Hamas won in the Palestinian elections.

Even a rabbit will bite when it is cornered.