BY KADRAE SMITH<\/p>\n
The American Democracy Project facilitates discussion between the FHSU community the Tiger Talk board located in the front lobby of the Memorial Union.<\/p>\n
This week on the #Tigertalkback board, the prompt this week was the following: The acts committed against Rohingya Muslims in Burma have been characterized as ethnic cleansings. Should the U.S. Intervene? Why or Why not? Similar to previous weeks, various students write comments on the board to create buzz and discussion. The comments are written in this story are direct translations, so please excuse the grammatical errors.<\/p>\n
\u201cAmerica First\u201d is seen in multiple places on the board.<\/p>\n
\u201cSo we would send American troops to die. For people that would do the same.\u201d<\/p>\n
On many places on the whiteboard, the word No is written by presumably different students. Yet in the middle somebody wrote \u201cOur response before Pearl Habor\u201d there are then arrows connecting that phrase too many of the \u201cNo\u2019s\u201d.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe are not the World Police\u201d. And other similar statements can be seen across the board.<\/p>\n
Many students are not openly saying yes or no, however, seem to be implying that they would like the US to do something. \u201cThe reason U.S.A is so beautiful and strong is because of its ability to help those in need. Where would we be if we never intervened in WW2? We can prevent this before people are hurt.\u201d<\/p>\n
Another perspective is that the US may not be capable in its current state to intervene.<\/p>\n
\u201cTrying to intervene with someone else\u2019s issues while we have too many of our own is like being a therapist while dealing with the severe bipolar disorder. If you keep sacrificing yourself, you\u2019ll destroy yourself and then you won\u2019t be able to help ever again, even when the situation get\u2019s absolutely detrimental. It sucks, but that\u2019s the way the circle of life and plain reality works.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cThe board is important because it provokes thought. We cannot go too far in depth with our questions so most of the time students have to fill in the blanks and explain their arguments. We encourage civil discourse on the board.\u201d Said John Colclazier, Co-Director of the American Democracy Project.<\/p>\n
Continue the discussion on Twitter and Facebook using #tigertalkback, with a new question posted every Monday.<\/p>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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