Boom!
I'm not even going to post a link, all y'all know what happened in London today. Reportedly 33 dead, 700+ wounded, and I'm sure the count will go up.
Anyhow, I'm posting about this because of my reaction. As the scope of what happened became clear to me, I was at first horrified, then deeply saddened, and then I started questioning my feelings and wondering why I didn't feel the same outrage and sorrow for Iraqi civilians who are dying in similar numbers every day. The conclusion I came to is that my feelings for Iraqis are muted in comparison to what I'm feeling for Londoners because the Iraqis are in a war zone. I do fear, however, that I am rationalizing, and that the real reason London has me so amped up is that I identify with Brits much more culturally and that they therefore count more in my eyes than an Iraqi.
I hope I'm not a pig.
Anyhow, I'm posting about this because of my reaction. As the scope of what happened became clear to me, I was at first horrified, then deeply saddened, and then I started questioning my feelings and wondering why I didn't feel the same outrage and sorrow for Iraqi civilians who are dying in similar numbers every day. The conclusion I came to is that my feelings for Iraqis are muted in comparison to what I'm feeling for Londoners because the Iraqis are in a war zone. I do fear, however, that I am rationalizing, and that the real reason London has me so amped up is that I identify with Brits much more culturally and that they therefore count more in my eyes than an Iraqi.
I hope I'm not a pig.
posted by Cut Card 4 at 11:04 AM
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