Premptively speaking of course.
For I am of the school of thought that reckons that stopping a situation before it starts is better for just about everyone. Now some detractors of my statement may say that war inevitably leads to cultural and societal darwinism at play and/or that War is a stimulating factor to not only the economy but technology. And I will admit that the latter may have some validity. But I do not believe the reckless loss of human life will truly set well on anyone's conscience. For the ones that remain behind or survive, everything will undoubtedly change. And that is what I'm trying to put together at the moment.
Instead note what I'm about to say.
Everything about this idea spawned from: http://newsfeed.time.com/2012/02/07/simpsons-dolls-join-barbie-on-irans-banned-toy-list/
I will be the first to say that I am not one who is well versed in the war issue at hand. I don't spend hours on end browsing the internet for facts on the economic situation or the political climate of either country. Nope instead as a 22 year old college grad in search for a job, I 1. Job Hunt. 2. Play Skyrim. Or 3. Browse Imgur for funny pics.
But I did come up with a Brilliant idea after reading the short article.
How about get Stan Lee or ya know Marvel or ANY of the other comic studios to host a competition to create a new Middle Eastern origin based super hero? The winner gets published. Judging by the global community or maybe just the middle east?
Now how would this stop a war?
1. Outreach. Anyone in the United States or hell anywhere else in the world knows that there is a delicate balance between content shared between parents and children. Parents want content that is productive and builds moral fiber for their kids. Kids want things their parents can't really relate to but is still deem able as "cool." Introducing such a superhero works for the favor for both. By appealing to Middle Eastern sensibilities and respecting their culture, such a superhero and the merchandise will manifest in a form that is acceptable by both groups.
2. Common Ground. This may seem like an odd note but think about it. If this new superhero joins the Justice League or what not else, it'll show that the US WANTS PEACE. That the US WANTS WORLD UNITY. Have them go off and defeat zombie Osama Bin Laden or I don't know something that appeals to readers... Say they all get sucked back in time by accident and the new guy saves them all somehow.That'll definitely add to the market base right? Subtly put into it respectful things and the overall context doesn't have to seem like we're just kissing ass.
3. Profit. Oh don't even dare lie and say that you weren't thinking about the monetary logistics of it all. How would you convince a company to even think about funding a competition to find/create such a superhero? Show them the monetary potential of a market in the Middle East. I'm not saying they'll suddenly give us their oil for creating a superhero for them but they're people with kids just like Americans. And just like Americans they'll spend ridiculous amounts of money. This'll also help the economy (abeit not much) as we'll have to outsource jobs to China and India for the production of these toys and people domestically to find talent to create said things.
At the end of the day I'm just someone popping out ideas from my head. All of this could very easily backfire and one person gets offended and suddenly there's pissed off people on both sides because of the first guy. And I'm not going to say that this'll be a cureall for anything. But it's an idea. And until which time I can figure out a way to actually influence the world's sociopolitical balance in favor of peace the least I can do is pop out my quibbles from time to time as I think of them. Yussah.
Anyway to anyone who bothered reading all of this. Always keep peace in mind. It's often times the harder option, but I'll always stay to the belief that peace is better for people than war.
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