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Darfur, Sudan Northeastern Africa. It just seems too surreal to believe that people living in today’s fast paced technology driven world have to succumb to the powers to be just because of violence. In Sudan, early 2003 two allied groups decidedly rebelled against the government for social and economic reforms the government was deeply threatened by the onslaught for the search of autonomy throughout Sudan. They then employed a largely arab milita group popularly known as the Janjaweed to conduct Sudanese genocide across the villages till the rebels back down. The facts speak for themselves and yet the government fails to accept responsibility for the ongoing terror and violence in Sudan. I sincerely do not understand how we can live in comfort while others toil away at the feilds daily, are forced to run for thier lives very second of the day and above all pick up weapons at the tender age of 3. Yet at the same time I enjoy the comforts I have, y’know its unlikely that I’m gonna start buliding a corn field and wearing jumpsuits daily but I want to do something at the very least. SO, if i still have the balls for it this time next year I’m gonna go and help with YWAM(Youth With A Mission) to help out, then maybe when I sip my grande double shot espresso frappe I’ll feel more guilty- and this time not just for adding whipped cream.