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Originally Posted by sob
Just so I'm clear, how many discussions here AREN'T "polarizing?"
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Anyway, you are incorrect in assuming I like everything Bush Sr. and Jr. do.
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If I had assumed that, I might be incorrect. But since what I did was point out that you mislabeled the people you are criticising, I am not incorrect. You are criticising the gov't for jumping on the tsunami aid bandwagon. The gov't is Republican, not liberal. You also criticize the actions of private citizens, even going so far as to call them out by name, and then you claim to not have any issue with the actions of private citizens. Clearly you are lying to yourself.
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And if you could put aside your hatred, period, you'd see that my support for the Lost Boys of the Sudan could go a long way toward preventing another Rwanda. Or have you forgotten your own words:
When I look at two starving children, I don't find one more compelling because he came into that circumstance suddenly. How you can so blithely relegate the Sudanese to the back of the bus is beyond me.
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It's interesting that you have now decided that I feel more compassion for tsunami victims than Sudanesse victims. I have not expressed any personal opinion on the tsunami victims, yet you quoted a thread I started which directly deals with the Sudanesse victims. You do not grasp my point in this thread, simply that I explained to you some of the major differences between the two tragedies and how those differences can affect emotional responses in people. You asked why, I gave you a much more valuable answer than your supposition of those damn "liberals".