It's impossible to convince everyone you know to agree with you. Well, they may agree with you, but not all of them are willing to do what it will take to fix the problem. With blood diamonds, I think people aren't really aware of it. I honestly had never heard of it until I was asking around for suggestions of an issue. There are ways to solve this issue. If people were more aware, I believe they would participate in changing this problem.
It's the responsibility of those of us aware of the issue to make others known of the struggles they go through. I think the best way to spread information is by word of mouth. If we all told someone and challenged them to tell someone, so forth and so on, word would spread like wild fire. Another solution to this cause could be to not purchase diamonds. I understand that that is a stretch for some people. Luckily, not all diamonds are conflict/blood diamons. As I mentioned before, we should take the extra time to ask the store for the certificate of the diamond(s) you purchase. If the diamond is from one of the countries such as Sierra Leone that sells the blood diamonds, choose to not buy them. One last way to help control this issue it to buy cubic zirconia in place of diamonds. I am aware the significance may not be the same, but who really notices anyways. Normal people aren't trying to look at your neck or hand to see what the bling is, they just want to see if you have it.
Any little change can make a difference in the lives of others. Be proactive, be the change.
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