What an interesting week it has been indeed. The opportunity to interview Eva Schloss was somewhat phenomenal as I have an avid interest in War, Literature and have found the impact of the holocaust quite powerful. However, this is still relevant to the current global community as war, conflict, social misunderstanding and intolerance appears to be increasing. For instance the latest report on Syrian rebels forcing a child to behead an unarmed prisoner. Added to this the conflict in Egypt is intensifying as well, while in Mali the Prime Minister has resigned after being arrested by militants linked to the March coup.
Moving to Africa, and particularly South Africa, the run up to the ANC's elective conference is becoming heated and is highlighting the disunity within the party that had fought against the Apartheid Regime. Reports have also surfaced saying that the incumbent President of the ANC had some financial problems while his 2006 suspension as Deputy President, while facing charges of corruption. Well, the events in the political arena of this country, has shown a very different kind of politics that could possibly, give way to a change we could possibly not forecast as accurate enough.
So coming back to the start, despite the generation gap, increasing and many more people forgetting what had happened in World War II, and the impact of a social disconnect, how far are we from treading on the same path, as more such inhumane acts - such as the beheading incident, and the increasing conflict in Syria as well as the constant bombings on religious institutions in Kenya and Somalia have become a constant presence.
