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In reply to the discussion: I knew - KNEW - the guilt trolls would show up before long. [View all]cynatnite
(31,011 posts)then they somehow aren't horrified at another. That's what I'm saying here.
It's entirely possible to feel the same outrage, horror and empathy at two separate acts of horror. If anything, it comes across as an attempt to trivialize one horror in favor of another.
I just find this kind of back and forth tacky, insensitive, and pointless.
No one wants the innocent to die and when they do, most normal people are affected by it.
It's like this:
Person A: Wow, that's awful.
Person B: Then why don't you think it's awful when it happens in another country?
Person A: Yes, it is awful, too.
Person B: Why didn't you say that when it happened? What's wrong with you?
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You want people to feel horror and/or outrage on your terms. If they don't, you want to make them feel guilty. Of course, it's a huge fail on your part.
I've learned not to presume what a person feels or doesn't feel on a forum such as this. It can be a cold an impersonal space that doesn't give a true picture of a person.
I'd rather take the road that most normal people feel just as much compassion and empathy as me. I do believe that.
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