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Originally Posted by polak
I agree that it's disrespectful. But I also agree with the original intent of the post. Hopefully some people see it though and get a little bit of a wake up call.
How many people out there do you think scroll by a headline such as this...
"Bombs explode outside eastern Iraqi mosque, killing 7"
http://www.cnn.com/2013/04/12/world/...tml?hpt=imi_c2
without even thinking about it? |
I even scroll by those headlines, and I'm from the Middle East originally. After about 2009, people dying in Iraq just became so ordinary that I don't need to read every single article about it to be reminded about it. If a war breaks out in Gaza for example, I do pay attention because it's not an every day event and I still have ties to that part of the Middle East. If a bombing happened in Qatar for example, I would be just as interested in it as this Boston bombing, because it would be way out of left field and I have tons of family and friends that live there.
This Boston bombing is huge news because Boston is a peaceful city compared to Baghdad.