Wednesday, January 30, 2013

What right do they have???



In this picture a woman is trying to save her home from being demolished by South African police because it is sitting on illegally sold land. In what sense do the South African police have to destroy the home that she has provided for herself and her family? She was sold this illegal plot of land and whether she knew or did not know maybe she did not have a choice in a sense. She could be poor with nowhere else to go and no one else to turn to, which all but makes the circumstances worse for her.
 For some odd reason people can turn very coldhearted when it comes to the less fortunate and those in poverty. This woman tried, even though she was unsuccessful, to stop them from demolishing her HOME. If she could have had somewhere else to go the act of the South African police coming to condemn her house would not have great effect on her. Even if it did, they would not have received as much of a rise out of her as they did.
Tragically people take things away from people day in and day out. Is it right? Should it be addressed? Will it ever end? So many commonly discussed questions have brought people to know solution. Hard working people have things taken from them every day due to whatever the case may be, but that does not make it right. That just emphasizes that those sorts of things happen in life. In the early days, people used to be considerate and give others a break. What happened to the generosity? Has it all disappeared for the greed of power and money?

1 comment:

  1. Your writing is definitively improving in style (tone, voice, word choice)! Keep it up!

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