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Are Embassies a Safe Place or Wise Choices for the Twenty-First Century?
By Lance Winslow
We've been told, and you can probably read this in any given issue of Foreign Affairs Magazine, or on the news alerts from the Council on Foreign Relations that there is a culture clash between the Middle East and the Western World. Indeed, that would be hard to deny wouldn't it, at least judging by global world events which hit our newspapers and online news each and every day. We are told by academics, at least in the United States, that "we must win the hearts and minds" of Islam.
One of the best ways is through sharing our cultural differences, history, and developing dialogue. Regardless of what's going on in the world, that is a good idea. After all, we live on the same planet, and so far no one has escaped, that we know about. We are all in this together, and therefore we share more than we might realize, and yes, including our DNA. However, I ask; how can we share our culture, our ideas, or even our humanity if our embassies are constantly attacked?
And, why exactly are our embassies attacked in the first place? Is it because these are the only symbols that those who may be ignorant of our culture recognize? In other words, our embassies are attacked because they are a symbol of the Western World, a symbol of our ideals, and culture. Obviously, we must not be reaching our goals of; winning their hearts and minds. It seems that at least a small group aren't interested in our culture, and yet, demand that we recognize there's and change our society to serve their political will.
There was a rather troubling article recently in Reuters on December 2, 2011 titled; "Over 20 arrested at U.S. London embassy protest," which stated;
"Police arrested 20 outside the U.S. embassy in London on suspicion of being members of a banned group, 2 for obstruction and violent disorder," and it appears that the protesters "were members of Muslims Against Crusades (MAC), a fringe Islamist group. MAC, which was banned after the 2010 protest for burning poppies on Remembrance Day and chanted "British soldiers, burn in hell," and they also held a demonstration outside the U.S. embassy on the 10th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks on America."
The week before, in Iran the UK embassy was attacked, perhaps due to stiff economic sanctions, but why were the sanctions put into place to begin with? Because the government of Iran is pursuing nuclear weapons, and that's a big problem because the government of Iran also supports international terrorist groups; Hezbolla and Hamas (officially designated terrorist groups by the US State Department).
If the embassies in these countries are constantly being attacked, and exploited in their local media, and if they are seen as infiltration of the Western World, which they do not want apparently, or certain members of their society don't appreciate, then there is no sense in exchanging culture or dialogue, and therefore maybe the embassies shouldn't be there in the first place, because they are seen as pouring salt into the wound. In other words, maybe cultural sharing between these two worlds isn't working. Therefore, shouldn't we be trying something else in the 21st century?
That's all I'm saying, and that's the question I pose to you here today. Please consider all this and think on it.
Lance Winslow has launched a new provocative series of eBooks on Future Concepts. Lance Winslow is a retired Founder of a Nationwide Franchise Chain, and now runs the Online Think Tank; http://www.worldthinktank.net
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