My friend Don Renato Sacco, Director of Pax Christi and
Cesara pastor, wrote this note. The forwarding to all those people who should SFO
being, almost naturally, are "dissenters"
(ma se dovessimo fare un'indagine vedremmo purtroppo che non è così).
Pace (da costruire) e Bene da fare in ogni momento
Angelo
http://www.peacelink.it/mosaico/a/32684.html
www.mosaicodipace.it < http://www.mosaicodipace.it >
*Elogio del dissenso*
/3 novembre 2010 - Renato Sacco/
L'assemblea applaude un uomo di mezza età che – imbarazzato o intimorito
dalla vicinanza del potente – non riesce o non vuole prendere le
distanze dalla richiesta formulata a mo' di battuta "avrei
a girl to be placed between these ... stands ...". And the answer is "I'll".
Who is that man? And who are those who applaud?
I think it may be our picture. Each of us when
fear, subjection, convenience or interest, we prefer to indulge,
consent rather than dissent.
The powerful always need consent. Otherwise, their power
collapses. This applies at every level, political, economic, military.
There is the risk of giving consent, although apparently very
far, it is happening in Iraq: the massacre of Christians in
Syrian Catholic Church on Sunday 31 October, and then all the other
violence and killings in recent days.
An agreement made perhaps of silence, because the news media are
other.
An agreement given to war to export democracy.
consensus more or less veiled the great deal of gun lobby
made in Italy that has managed to sell in Iraq, in 2009 alone, over 3 billion €
. All security and police?
few years ago in a place in the hands of terrorists were found
thousands of Italian small arms, with the serial number
counterfeit almost a confirmation that there were 'stolen'
the local police, but it was a large supply ...
somehow ended in the hands of terrorists. But the consensus is strong arms, because
brings a lot of money.
Just Friends Iraqis asked me recently: "Why do so many
weapons? What weapons are in the hands of terrorists? Prosecutor Who? ".
Maybe there is a tacit consent to the project of dividing Iraq into three
parties, Kurds, Sunnis and Shiites, thus eliminating the minorities.
The consensus is sometimes quiet, bordering on indifference. And we are asked to consent
also oratory of war in
these days, closer to November 4th, the anniversary of victory day
the Armed Forces and National Unity. How much rhetoric! In Milan
have also placed, as last year, two fighter planes that none
in Piazza Duomo! Who gave the permission? What
consent is sought with gestures like that?
consent to the wars of today, calls for peace missions, using
the memory of World War I, the over 650 million deaths
killed in what the Pope then called "A useless massacre."
Yes, he used the very word 'massacre', the same used to describe
and condemn what has happened in that church in Baghdad on Sunday.
It is tragic that the power to use the dead of World War I,
maybe calling them heroes, when they were just poor
forced to wage war against their will. And you do not remember
instead of popular opposition to the war was very extensive and the
declaration of war, the army also grew. Over 5 million 500 thousand
mobilized for World War I,
870,000 were reported for insubordination. More than 15%.
And we know that those who did not obey orders to attack with the cry 'forward
Savoy!' Was also shot on the spot. Power, let alone what
military does not allow dissent ... Beware
then any form of consent given to the power, not to be complicit
. Also reminds us of the promotional campaign of Mosaic of peace.
And finally, just thinking about the November 4: There is a very different thing
between us and those who have been forced to make the first World War.
They could not object. Cadorna had ordered immediate retaliation and
shootings.
They could not refuse to give consent. Us.
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