Can you imagine a society with no respect for its own future? Can you picture yourself with no rights to choose whatever you want? Can you believe the whole society living in hypocrisy?
For us, Argentineans, it is not a matter of history since we had to face it; we were obliged to accept a society such as the one described above. Our country had lived a dreadful darkness in its history; it was not so long ago when we lived under the oppression of State terrorism. We had no rights, we had no voice, and we were living a ‘social hypocrisy’. Demonstrations were silenced, and people had no freedom to choose what was right or wrong.
Today, after 24 years of democracy, we were supposed not to allow such a terrible horror again. Tomorrow, April 9th, has been declared a day of mourning because a teacher has been killed by the police, yes, white pinaforts dyed with blood, dark tears when looking at our future.
Can we speak of respect or even future if the people designed for protecting us, is killing those who are the ones in charge of educating our future generation? We have no rights to cut off the wings of our future. The damage caused by violence is harmful to society in all aspects, but we cannot neglect ourselves. We have the duty to face our reality, to protect our society from impunity.
Today more than ever, we as teachers and the whole society must be toghether...WE ALL ARE FUENTEALBA!!!!
Further and interesting reading related to my ideas
http://www.pagina12.com.ar/diario/elpais/1-82972-2007-04-08.html
http://www.pagina12.com.ar/diario/ultimas/20-82991-2007-04-08.html
4 comments:
What about Respect?
What about Ethics?
It seems that, in spite of the fact that many people are fighting against unfairness, we will always find others who completely forget about Our Rights to Live, Believe, Think and Defend Ourselves from all the pain that indifference entails...
Indifference from all of those who seem to not care about what is really going on in our country...
The very first step in order to at least try to react is to become aware of what is going on...
We are FREE
Teachers are FREE
Students are FREE
Children are FREE
People are FREE...
Our Society is FREE...
FREE TO CHOOSE HOW WE ARE GOING TO LIVE OUR LIVES...
Let's try to do it PEACEFULLY...
Very Nice Post Yohi :)
LOL,
AleZ
Sadness... that is what you can perceive today... this and the feeling that the same thing can happen to any of us... One simply doesn't know who to talk to...
Let's try to build a better society from the place each of us has in it,
Let's mourn together,
Let's reflect...
Love,
Andre
Thanks girls for being part of my little reflection about our reality...
A better society that respects freedom is in our hands as teachers and in our hands as Argentinians.
Let´s help each other to keep on building our future in the way we want....
Here's a small community that shows things CAN be different indeed! If as students (and teacher), we can start by learning to care about each other and celebrate our differences as much as what we have in common, don't you feel there's chance we might eventually teach others these values too?
Let me add just one thought: I think it is not that "this can happen to us at any time"; I think it's already happening to us...
Big hug,
@-->- (a cyber-rose for you!)
Gladys
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