For instance, the Iraqi insurgency is a cause of American occupation. The Iraqis are being oppressed. When the “coalition of idiots” launched their offensive against the sovereign nation of Iraq the worst was yet to be revealed. Iraqi homes were destroyed, the dead were left on the street, the injured were barricaded from any help by flattened homes, and the wind carried the howls of dying men, women and children. Their lives were utterly destroyed like those of Pompeii’s deadly wrath. Yet a year after these horrible events the Americans are refusing to leave. Yet a year after these horrible events the American Armed Forces are claiming that they are doing their jobs, but in a barbaric way. Yet a year after these horrible events they are arresting countless Iraqis on grounds of suspicions. Yet a year after these horrible events countless innocent Iraqi civilians are thrown in jails. Yet a year after these horrible events innocent Iraqi prisoners are dragged like dogs on leashes and sexually assaulted. In a desperate bid for freedom, Iraqis assembled themselves into armed militant forces. They have been ceaselessly fighting the occupational forces demanding their withdrawal. Many Iraqis support the militants’ causes because they deem foreigners to be as faceless and heartless monsters. The Iraqi people yet stand- alone in the mist of their battle for freedom and are overshadowed by the forces of evil- yet they do not give up hope. For hope is all they have.
Likewise individuals in Canada fought for their freedom but they resorted to less extensive measures. The famous five- Emily Murphy, Henrietta Edwards, Louise McKinney, Irene Parlby, and Nellie McClung- fought Person’s Case peacefully. Years of petitions, campaigns, and letters were futile when the Supreme Court of Canada ruled that “persons” were males. Can you believe that at the dawn of the twentieth century women were not even considered persons! In another last bid for victory, they petitioned the Privy Council of the Britain to interpret section 24 of the British North America act. On October 18, 1929, the taste of victory was close, when a bewigged Lord declared, "the word ‘persons' in Section 24 includes both the male and female sex…." According to the Lords of the Privy Council, the exclusion of women from public office was "a relic of days more barbarous than ours." To women this was a symbolic victory. The ballots could finally spell out a woman’s name on it.
The fall of communism was another symbolic victory for the fighters of freedom. During the Soviet Era, freedom of speech and religious freedom was forbidden. Citizens of the Soviet Union were forced to accept conformity. Putting aside their religious, economical, and political differences accomplished this. Even though, this achieved stability citizens were deprived of religion, political activity, and art. This only angered the citizens and brought about the fall of communism.
By prohibiting the freedom of individuals it causes them to take extensive measures to obtain it. Even though, conformity brings about stability it is not so spectacular as instability. Conformity deprives people of the beauties of life. Conformity creates a non-expensive civilization. Freedom is a moral right and its exclusion is a relic of days more barbarous than ours.
