The Cellar - View Single Post - 4/7/2003: U.S. Navy Corpsman delivers Iraqi child

juju · 04-08-2003, 01:04 AM

If the atrocities that have been committed in Iraq were committed in Canada or Australia, you can bet your ass we'd be pissed.

Throwing people in plastic shredders? Being shot in the head if the government even gets the slightest hint that you're displeased with it? Killing children? Torturing people on racks? Hanging them over vats of acid and slowly lowering them?

The only thing that causes people to not care is language and culture. They're alien to us, so they don't matter. Someone that speaks English, though, can communicate their thoughts, feelings, and experiences with you. They're human. And knowing someone makes you care more about them.

04-08-2003, 01:04 AM	#12
juju no one of consequence Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Arkansas Posts: 2,839	If the atrocities that have been committed in Iraq were committed in Canada or Australia, you can bet your ass we'd be pissed. Throwing people in plastic shredders? Being shot in the head if the government even gets the slightest hint that you're displeased with it? Killing children? Torturing people on racks? Hanging them over vats of acid and slowly lowering them? The only thing that causes people to not care is language and culture. They're alien to us, so they don't matter. Someone that speaks English, though, can communicate their thoughts, feelings, and experiences with you. They're human. And knowing someone makes you care more about them. Last edited by juju; 04-08-2003 at 01:24 AM.