I've finally found a way to make this Twilight related, though this is a serious topic that could be disturbing (and the images I've seen of this tonight are extremely disturbing).
You know in Breaking Dawn, the book I like to ignore, how the Cullens gather a group of vampires to support them and protect Renesmee from the Volturi?
The world needs to get some of that going on right now.
Renesmee in this particular case would be Libya. Do you know what's going on there? Like Egypt was, Libya is in revolt against their government. And the way their government is responding is revolting itself, in the other sense of the word. People are dying. And dying. And dying. No one other than Irina died in BD, but there are thousands being killed here. Mercenaries hired to stomp down the rebellion are firing in hospitals, at ambulances, at people in the streets. Soldiers are being executed for refusing to fire on their own people. Gaddafi's (Gadhafi) (el-Qaddafi) paid mercenaries have free reign to rape women. Helicopters and planes are bombing Tripoli, the capital of Libya. Foreign journalists cannot enter the country, and internet access has nearly been cut off.
Egypt has opened their borders. The UN has a Security Council meeting tomorrow morning to discuss this.
The Libyan ambassador to the United States, Ali Aujali, is urging his own people to revolt and wishes for Moammar Gadhafi to step down as leader. He's asking the international community to 'condemn strongly the regime's violent crackdown on protesters.' Aujali added: "How can I support the government killing our people? ... What I have seen in front of my eyes now is not acceptable at all." (from an article in the Washington Post). The New York Times also has information on the revolt.
Just, you know, wanted to let you all know, so you're aware of what's going on. I know politics aren't a favorite topic, but this isn't just politics.
Erm, I tried relating to Twilight? heh. Now, to make this interactive, let's discuss. Let's talk about ways we might be able to help even from halfway around the world. Let's find literary quotes that summarize what's going on (I've seen a fair few from Harry Potter and The Hunger Games being applied to Libya's struggles). Let's sypmathize and ask questions and learn more and make people aware. Somehow, we've got to show support for these people. Or talk about Australia and New Zealand and the earthquakes. Or how screwed up the world is becoming. Any and all of the above? Come talk about what's bugging you, what you need to talk about, problems of every kind.