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Originally posted by irateplatypus
how much different would many Americans feel about the middle east if they made open gestures of sympathy and solidarity... sentiments we volunteer when a bomb goes awry or humiliating photos are taken/published.
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I don't see all this sympathy you're referring to. Most responses are avoidances of direct responsibility and reframing the terms of engagement (e.g., civilian casualties redefined as necessary components to war and/or collateral damage).
I suspect the people over there think the people over here are just as non-chalant about their tragedy as we think they are about ours.
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Last edited by smooth; 05-12-2004 at 11:08 AM..
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