Shame

The governments of developed countries have no shame. This has not changed since the days of Roman Empire. The wealthy who control governments obsess on money and their holdings. They are not concerned by the 108 Syrians, men, women and children, recently executed by government militiamen. They are not shamed by their own inaction.

Their diplomacy is a sham. A cease-fire negotiated with a brutal dictator is not realistic. Europe's financial crisis has made it soft on Russia's continued support of totalitarianism inside and outside its borders. Kofi Annan has been called out as a shill for an inept international response to the Syrian situation. He is the Neville Chamberlain of our age.

As long as the Middle East is seen as immune from international standards for human rights and civil engagement with the rest of the world, peace for the rest of the world will be unattainable. This is not really an issue of religion. It is an issue of politics, patriarchy and money.