"Not On Our Watch": Chapters 1-2

I think that these two men are great, considering that they are motivated to do something that can help people (temporarily.) However, they aren't really my role models. Don't get me wrong, though; I think that the effort to resolve the Darfur conflict is something that I am motivated to do. I also belive that we can do it. Don Cheadle and John Prendergast propose solutions to this problem. But, even if we do end the conflict and Darfur, it is not going to stop all genocides to happen. This "Never Again" idea is only a hope. The world is still addicted to these habits, and John unfortunately shows that he is addicted to it, too. He openly states that he is angry with this situation and that the US isn't doing anything about it. What's ironic about this is that anger is what causes genocide. We can easily say that genocide resembles darkness, so anger is as well. In order to get rid of darkness, we need light. Anger is obviously not light, no matter how it's used. Bringing darkness into darkness does nothing. So, John and Don have to us how to act for this situation, but not how to think. So if we want peace, we can't bring an angry attitude. Our minds are still stuck in the world of change, which means that peace in the world won't be permanent. Our situation will be a pattern of "bad" and "good" repeating into the future, as it has been in the past. The subtitle "The Mission to End Genocide in Darfur and Beyond" shouldn't have the "and Beyond" part in it, since the book isn't focused on keeping peace in the long run. If we would like genocide to be stopped once and for all, we must bring unconditional love and peace to the whole universe, including the attackers and the indifferent.