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CrawlingChaos

(1,893 posts)
93. No bullshit
Mon Nov 16, 2015, 01:09 AM
Nov 2015

It is demonstrably true to say that selective outrage is a very real phenomenon with regard to terrorism. How can you possibly argue otherwise?

The American public has blithely turned a blind eye to the suffering of very real human beings in the Middle East for many long years now. In this instance you had the stark parallels of nearly concurrent suicide bombings in Lebanon and Iraq that, predictably, were met with no outpouring of compassion by the American people.

I don't even know what to say here ... this is all so clearly self-evident.

I Am Done... so Done [View all] ScreamingMeemie Nov 2015 OP
I was thinking that this afternoon while out working in my yard. NRaleighLiberal Nov 2015 #1
This... ScreamingMeemie Nov 2015 #8
. NRaleighLiberal Nov 2015 #9
This is how I feel, Blue_In_AK Nov 2015 #12
I've had them off most of the time malaise Nov 2015 #84
Except for... TeeYiYi Nov 2015 #18
Same here over in northern Durham County, NRaleighLiberal. mike dub Nov 2015 #31
What do you want people to do? yeoman6987 Nov 2015 #53
reflect. spend time thinking. the opposite of today's narcissism. NRaleighLiberal Nov 2015 #56
Or, we can express solidarity. I am French with family over there. Fantastic Anarchist Nov 2015 #86
The point some of us are trying to make is eluding NRaleighLiberal Nov 2015 #87
It's quite possible. Fantastic Anarchist Nov 2015 #89
I think I get it, I could be wrong present working with 1 or 2 brain cells functions . But I think LiberalArkie Nov 2015 #2
Yes... ScreamingMeemie Nov 2015 #11
Yep. Everything is fiction. nt valerief Nov 2015 #3
The Digital Age magnifies the inferior. We need to filter our sources. randome Nov 2015 #4
Good quote. Or maybe the mediocre flamingdem Nov 2015 #5
'Mediocre' is a better word. randome Nov 2015 #15
Tony Randall is an actor oberliner Nov 2015 #7
I know. It's one of my ever-changing signature lines. randome Nov 2015 #16
Are you saying Tony never said that? Elmer S. E. Dump Nov 2015 #24
Dr.Lao is a fictional character, so they weren't really his words, either. Tanuki Nov 2015 #70
Exactly oberliner Nov 2015 #72
Right. Not like this is a big deal or anything melman Nov 2015 #6
***whoosh*** ScreamingMeemie Nov 2015 #13
Nope, no woosh melman Nov 2015 #32
Total whoosh... it was an act of terrorism, not a "tragedy." ScreamingMeemie Nov 2015 #38
That's not what the poster is saying. It's like making everything about MEEEEEE instead of giving MADem Nov 2015 #29
Here's another example: Ineeda Nov 2015 #33
You've got it. That's where I was going with this thread. ScreamingMeemie Nov 2015 #39
Have you said this directly to the people whose Facebook profiles you feel are hollow? muriel_volestrangler Nov 2015 #65
It's the same thing with injuries/pain. deathrind Nov 2015 #57
The OP should put that in the top of the thread davidpdx Nov 2015 #62
It's the digital equivalent... TeeYiYi Nov 2015 #10
I do...and I don't. ScreamingMeemie Nov 2015 #14
I hear you... TeeYiYi Nov 2015 #17
I bring food because I want to do something. murielm99 Nov 2015 #30
I think it's a nice, caring gesture - LiberalElite Nov 2015 #34
That's one of the most righteous rants I've read on DU in quite some time! KamaAina Nov 2015 #19
I have one but I always thought the French did the right thing when it came to Iraq nt maryellen99 Nov 2015 #22
Of course they alerted on it. ScreamingMeemie Nov 2015 #40
All I get is a smiley face?! KamaAina Nov 2015 #61
You are definitely correct on this. . . . BigDemVoter Nov 2015 #82
I don't this much anger and sadness over the London bombings in 2005 nt maryellen99 Nov 2015 #20
Social media was still in its infancy back then! nt Lucky Luciano Nov 2015 #23
The death toll was less than half, and it was bombings rather than shootings. Donald Ian Rankin Nov 2015 #64
+1 Cheese Sandwich Nov 2015 #21
I take people at their word that they care about an event and want some connection to that alcibiades_mystery Nov 2015 #25
+1 Great post. pintobean Nov 2015 #26
You can be not done with it. Me? I'm just done. ScreamingMeemie Nov 2015 #41
But you are placing yourself in the middle of it pintobean Nov 2015 #45
No, I'm just done. This is what is called venting. ScreamingMeemie Nov 2015 #46
But, you're not really done. pintobean Nov 2015 #47
You deeply misunderstand the forums, genres, and medium you're criticizing alcibiades_mystery Nov 2015 #54
For the first time ever, I put an overlay on my FB profile... EVER. Hugin Nov 2015 #50
Yes yes yes yes! alcibiades_mystery Nov 2015 #52
Great post. 'tragedy scold". thats a keeper. snagglepuss Nov 2015 #58
Wow! Great post! Thanks for it. nt frogmarch Nov 2015 #92
But Wait! There's More!...if you call within the next 15 minutes, we'll... BlueJazz Nov 2015 #27
"Slacktivism" - nice word. Zing Zing Zingbah Nov 2015 #28
We turned off TV and began playing music. Duval Nov 2015 #35
I often take long breaks from DU. ScreamingMeemie Nov 2015 #42
Get off your high horse, we need to make glue... DRoseDARs Nov 2015 #36
That wasn't the point of my initial OP. ScreamingMeemie Nov 2015 #43
War weary world shadowmayor Nov 2015 #37
I changed my FB profile pic. to "show support." Arugula Latte Nov 2015 #44
I did, too. My friends in Paris liked the gesture. REP Nov 2015 #48
Me too. tavernier Nov 2015 #49
I agree with you and think people who dismiss it or are offended by it are missing the point. Pacifist Patriot Nov 2015 #66
Yes, that's how I saw it. Arugula Latte Nov 2015 #74
Asra Nomani on Real Time made a very important point about moderate Muslims Warpy Nov 2015 #51
Saudi Roils worry that Shiite majorities all around them will want a piece of the revenue pie. Octafish Nov 2015 #68
I have a lot of contempt for the Saudi rulers Blue_In_AK Nov 2015 #90
f*** social media Skittles Nov 2015 #55
Something I saw on Facebook that reflects my cynicism CrawlingChaos Nov 2015 #59
Bullshit. All you have to do is look at the massive response to snagglepuss Nov 2015 #73
Right. Arugula Latte Nov 2015 #75
Agreed. This assuming the worst about people's motivations is what leads to dehumanizing them. Coventina Nov 2015 #77
Perhaps people aren't as cynical about those sorts of tragedies, Blue_In_AK Nov 2015 #91
No bullshit CrawlingChaos Nov 2015 #93
And none of them pause for even a moment for the dozens killed in the rest of the world. nt F4lconF16 Nov 2015 #60
France is our oldest ally. Tipperary Nov 2015 #63
you echo my thoughts edhopper Nov 2015 #67
You are most welcome. Tipperary Nov 2015 #71
nous somme tous Francais. edhopper Nov 2015 #78
Oui. Tipperary Nov 2015 #81
Strange interpretations you have of peoples' reactions to the tragedy, in my opinion. Quantess Nov 2015 #69
Maybe you should get away from social media for awhile? Coventina Nov 2015 #76
It gets worse. But hang in there please Catherina Nov 2015 #79
#sadnessinhiseyes MowCowWhoHow III Nov 2015 #80
Another similar version of this phenomenon. . . . BigDemVoter Nov 2015 #83
Yes. Exactly. NRaleighLiberal Nov 2015 #88
I am French, I have family in Paris and I was worried for them. Fantastic Anarchist Nov 2015 #85
The GOP doesn't even trust their OWN party, demanding loyalty pledges Lodestar Nov 2015 #94
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