Tuesday, September 18, 2007

"Save Darfur" - To Praise or To Zing?


You've all seen the shirts. "Save Darfur........End Genocide". So is the whole movement just another piece of right wing propaganda or is it humanitarian at heart? Here are the arguments, you decide.

Pro "Save Darfur":
People in favor of the "Save Darfur Coalition" argue that they are doing a great job of trying to end the "genocide" in Darfur. Support comes from people who believe that the conflict should be solved via international effort.

Anti "Save Darfur": People who are against or criticize "Save Darfur" make the argument that the campaign is initiated by United States government against the Sudanese government for opposing the United States occupation of Iraq. "Save Darfur" is also criticized as imperialistic rather than humanitarian. Some also say that the huge amounts of money that the Coalition is taking in is going towards advertising when it really should be sent to operative organizations in the Sudan.

If you are interested in my opinion, I am split over the arguments. "Save Darfur" has good intentions, however, I am not sure it is being carried out in the best of ways.

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