Cultura y conflicto
En nuestra anterior exploración sobre Cultura y conflicto, vimos cómo la guerra afecta la vida de las mujeres, y cómo las mujeres de hoy enfrentan valientemente las secuelas de las familias desvastadas y las naciones asoladas por la guerra.
Ahora, exploremos las perspectivas de los jóvenes que marchan al campo de batalla y que constituyen el blanco del fuego enemigo. Lean la historia de Atem, “La vida es buena”, sobre la experiencia de haber escapado de la guerra civil en Sudán y la peligrosa odisea que él y otros “chicos perdidos de Sudán” tuvieron que emprender en un esfuerzo por encontrar seguridad. Eche un vistazo a las vidas de los chicos iraquíes a través de las fotografías de Ali Tamimi... o lea los puntos de vista de Reza Aslan sobre los desafíos que hoy enfrentan los hombres musulmanes.
¿La guerra afecta de forma diferente a hombres y mujeres? Únase a la conversación.
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When I think about conflict in young men's lives, one of the first things that comes to mind is violence. Violence is a way of dealing with conflict, and men are the main agents of violence in this world.
Men fight wars among each other, leaving huge collateral damage to women, children AND other men. Images of men tell them to be tough and rough, both from the inside and the outside. I feel lucky not having experienced war in my life. As a political activist, however, I have seen and experienced the negative influence of violence and conflict on the behaviour and character of men, and vice versa. We can see it all now happening in the world, on a daily basis. How can we change the world for the better, how can we become and create better men, how can we learn to solve conflicts in other ways than violence?
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Posted on Saturday, February 17, 2007 3:48 AM
For many years, now, we,the politically aware few, have been campaigning for talk instead of violence as an answer to the conflicts all over the world. However, as long as politicians and leaders such as Bush et al exist, and the shoot first, ask questions later ideology is called into play by these ignorant power hungry few, we have no chance. The leaders need to learn to give dialogue a chance to work before launching into direct action. This is rarely the case, however, and impatience overtakes, leading us all into wars we neither want nor understand. |
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Posted on Friday, February 16, 2007 12:06 PM
To answer Jens' initial questions- how can we change the world for the better, eliminate violent solutions to problems and eradicate the view of men as physically and emotionally barbaric figures . . .etc etc. . .I am reminded of the quote (as corny as it may sound), "Think globally, act locally." In order to begin to make changes it is necessary to make conscious changes on a personal, local level. Education and service are both tools that can give way to empathy, insight and understanding to how others live and perceive the world. Education can provide knowledge of how others live, while service can allow people to learn through personal interaction. Unfortunately, not everyone has access to education and service opportunities and this may be why people, not just limited to men, feel the need to resort to violence. We need education and diversity in order to filter out misinformation and stereotypes that are especially prevalent in media, even more we need to continue providing forums such as this for all to catalyze conversations, solutions, queries, etc. |
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Posted on Friday, February 16, 2007 7:58 AM
Thank you, Jens. Yes, I agree, the images of violence are usually of men. But I think women are involved in violence as well, just in other ways. More subtle ways. We can't let ourselves off the hook here. |
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Posted on Friday, February 16, 2007 1:00 AM
Dear Luz,
Thank you for your comment. My statement is not that all men are responsible for all the violence in the world, but I believe it is definitely true that most violence in the world is perpetrated by men. Why is that? What is the relation between violence and men? Don't you think there is an intimate link between images of men and masculinity and violence? Please share your point of view. |
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Posted on Thursday, February 15, 2007 2:47 PM
I don't think it's fair to say that men are responsible for all the violence in the world. Why would you say that? |
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