Kamau Kambon and the problems we face in the world

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Kamau Kambon
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NkSv3ig3mIs&eurl=

Here's the problem we all face- It's what I like to call "the retribution complex", the almost completely instinctual reaction that says when someone tries to kill us we must defend ourselves in order to protect our lives. Sadly, this has been redefined over and over again through the years and now this mentality applies to many more things, not just the basic protection of our lives. 9/11 happens, let's kill a bunch of our enemies, "we were enslaved for so long and there is now a perceived and maybe not-so perceived racist campaign and a campaign of white people to exterminate blacks, thus we must exterminate them before they do us in."

It's this mentality that is a travesty. We've all fallen victim to it. I, for one, cannot say that I've never felt a fervent amount of disdain for another or "others" due to some wrong they(the people) may have committed in my direction. Only recently have I begun to understand the true nature of these feelings and what causes it.

Nationalism.

Nationalism is a double-edged sword. It's what breeds these kinds of problems. And by no means am I just defining a "nation" as a state; I'm also defining a nation as a group of people, or its correct definition, "an aggregation of persons of the same ethnic family, often speaking the same language or cognate languages." and nationalism as "devotion and loyalty to one's own nation; patriotism."

It's this sense that causes these feelings. That mixed in with history, a long bloody history of conflict and strife and biased education and possibly some personal experiences of these horrific experiences that have caused one's perception to be shifted forever. Pride is a problem, it's a problem that blinds people and helps them forget about the other people that exist on this planet.

I'd go into more detail, but I'm extremely interested to hear some of your opinions...