Written by:Shaho Qaradaxi
translated by : sabreen
A large number of writers
,intellectuals ,and journalists who work for the media controlled and monitored
closely by government in the region write a lot about the people's conditions
of the region and accuse them of being intolerant who are inclinable to
violence and chaos and also of being uncivilized people who don't know how to
co-exist and live together in harmony.Each writer starts to portray the public
as monsters that live in jungles and each puts the inclination for violence
down to various reasons at their own desire and the desire of the people who
pay for them in return for their work.Some of them accuse the religion of the
majority of being the origin of the ignorance and the loss of peoples or
they blame the education system for
being inadequate to foster the awareness of the public.People themselves are
accused of being incompetent to move forward and advance in order to move
toward developement just like the developed countries.they point the finger at everyone and everything except for the ruling systems which are the main roots to this
resort to violence! in every country the
powers that be highly rely on such writers using mass media as a tool for
portraying them as social elite and for diverting the public attention away
from the ruling systems and the responsibilty of the authorities for what is
happening to their countries and nations.These writers even hold the religion
responsible for this tendency for violence and for being rigorious but they do
not dare to speak up against the ruler or his regime that play a major rule in
spreading ignorance and throwing the public to the wolves as well as lotting
the nation's resources for monopolozing power and supressing people.In case a
writer gathers the courage to speak out against such brutal acts which are done
by governments this means he is putting his life and career at risk.
Apart from such hired
writers.let's contemplate a letter on toleration by the English philosopher
John Locke in his letter we can see causes which drive people to violence and
the responsible people for it and why do people resort to it as a means to
speak their mind.This letter was wriiten by Lock in a similar situation to the
one we are refering to that holds religion accountable for violence and in
response to that matter Locke states that when people conspire against the
government it is not religion which inspires them to do that but it is persecution
which pushes people to do such actions. this explains that public's inclination for violance is a natural
reaction to oppression which is practised by government and this oppression is
the root for violence.Suprassion might
be an effective short-term way to stamp on people but this way is just
deepening people's anger and making them like volcanos which are likely to
erupt at any moment.
Locke also states that just
and moderate governments don't feel threatened by the public ,otherwise the
persecution by government will only result in breaking out civil wars and subsequently people
will revolt against injustice and suppression to topple the regime. This
identifies the disease which is oppression and its cause which is the inclination
of the nations for violance and the cure is justice.If justice is realized then
people will no longer use force to get their own rights.On the contrary they
will take part in building a bright future and making the world a better
place to live in.
locke goes on and says if you want me to prove that
religion is not the origin of violence then eliminate all the reasons which
lead to violence such as oppression and the unfair laws only at that point in
time you will find peaceful people who crave to live in peace but whenever
governments use savage methods then people will resort to force even if they
are atheistic people or paganish nations .This proves that religions absolutely
have nothing to do with violence especially Islam but it is all bound to how
governments treat their own nations.
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