Monday, November 15, 2010

What if it was me?

In class I was surprised that people would argue that everyone does NOT have a right to food. Survival of the fittest some people claimed. I feel that response is rash and harsh. Only the strongest should survive they claim, but what if it was you? People don't have a choice about what family they are born into. People can't always control circumstances. One day you have a job, you get in an accident and have to be hospitalized, you can't work so you can't pay your bills and you lose your house and end up on the street. What if you've been laid off from your job, you look all around town for jobs but none are available. Should these people not eat? People are so quick to say everyone does not have a right to food until they are put into a situation where they, themselves can not eat and people deny them the ability to get food. I bet they'd change their minds then. But why does it have to be like that? Why can't people just think, What if it was me all the time. What if it was me starving? What if it was me who had to work for a wage I could not raise a family on? Because if it was you wouldn't you want someone to care. Wouldn't you want someone to implement policies to help you get back on your feet? Wouldn't you want someone to say that you have a right to food just as much as you have a right to life? Alot of people say that emotions should have nothing to do with government leadership and global order. I disagree. I feek that if you can see yourself in the people you create policies for, you will be able to help those who need it.

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