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In reply to the discussion: I knew - KNEW - the guilt trolls would show up before long. [View all]Demo_Chris
(6,234 posts)Unless you are in some way personally affected by this -- you were there, you know a victim, whatever -- then you have absolutely no reason to care MORE about this attack than any of the dozens or hundreds of drone attacks in the middle east. And if anything, the later should leave you MORE appalled, as it is being done in our name by leaders we elected.
If this attack has made someone realize that explosions out of nowhere turning people into bleeding screaming hamburger is not exactly cool, then good. There are tens of thousand of people across the middle east who feel exactly the same way. They are equally innocent, the bombs we fire at them are bigger, and their children and families are just as demolished.
If some are using this attack as an opportunity to say "We have to stop this shit" it is hardly fair to criticize them. They care about ALL the victims -- from Boston to Baghdad -- others only care about some.