News that makes you say WTF! (33 Viewers)

[The Curr]

http://news.blogs.cnn.com/2013/04/15/explosions-near-finish-of-boston-marathon/?hpt=hp_t1

fucking terrorists

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-22149863
At least 31 killed and more than 200 injured in bombings in Iraq today.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-22153567
Explosion in Bahrain today.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-22142870
Yesterday: Syrian government kills at least 25 of its own people, many of them children.


What happened in Boston is awful, but the scale of the international media reaction just because it was in the US pisses me off.

 

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[GordoDeCentral]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-22149863
At least 31 killed and more than 200 injured in bombings in Iraq today.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-22153567
Explosion in Bahrain today.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-22142870
Yesterday: Syrian government kills at least 25 of its own people, many of them children.


What happened in Boston is awful, but the scale of the international media reaction just because it was in the US pisses me off.

all men are born equal

 

[Kate]

all men are born equal

And women.

 

[GordoDeCentral]

And women.

sarcasm of sarcasm?

 

[Nzoric]

all men are born equal

can't quite land on a conclusion as to whether this is sarcasm or serious.

 

[GordoDeCentral]

can't quite land on a conclusion as to whether this is sarcasm or serious.

it's obviously sarcasm, you'd have to be a complete moron to believe in such stupidities

 

[Kate]

sarcasm of sarcasm?

Jokes, like gravitas, should be universal.

 

[Jem83]

One day, puppies will rule the earth!

 

[GordoDeCentral]

Jokes, like gravitas, should be universal.

never heard the gravitas joke, pray tell

 

[Kate]

never heard the gravitas joke, pray tell

The Holocaust.

 

[GordoDeCentral]

The Holocaust.

a bit overused dont you think?

 

[Nzoric]

it's obviously sarcasm, you'd have to be a complete moron to believe in such stupidities

Oh good, was getting worried here.

Nothing wrong in believing in the principle, though.

 

[Kate]

a bit overused dont you think?

Hey, I'm tired.

 

[GordoDeCentral]

Oh good, was getting worried here.

Nothing wrong in believing in the principle, though.

i love how confused you are

Hey, I'm tired.

let's take a nap

 

[Kate]

I'll bring the whiskey.

 

[Nzoric]

i love how confused you are

I don't see the confusion in this particular scenario, but I'm 21 - if I wasn't confused and insecure on some points I'd be an absolute cock and unlikable person.

 

[Alex-444]

 

[Hængebøffer]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-22149863
At least 31 killed and more than 200 injured in bombings in Iraq today.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-22153567
Explosion in Bahrain today.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-22142870
Yesterday: Syrian government kills at least 25 of its own people, many of them children.


What happened in Boston is awful, but the scale of the international media reaction just because it was in the US pisses me off.

It's understandable.

 

[swag]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-22149863
At least 31 killed and more than 200 injured in bombings in Iraq today.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-22153567
Explosion in Bahrain today.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-22142870
Yesterday: Syrian government kills at least 25 of its own people, many of them children.


What happened in Boston is awful, but the scale of the international media reaction just because it was in the US pisses me off.

I completely sympathize with where you're coming from, Curr. I used to think more of your way. But you're also acting a bit naive about what defines "news".

Body counts aren't the only way to measure a tragedy (I give enough crap to people who use body counts as a dick-measuring stick to "brag" about whether their genocide was worse). And body counts are not entirely a way to measure news either.

"News" is just that -- the "new" part. Unfortunately we don't hear about 15 people getting blown up in Iraq because it's such a routine occurrence that it technically does not fall high on the "news" category. People getting blown up at an internationally-renowned sporting event is.

To put this another way, if Saddam Hussein executed 15 of his citizens, that would not be news. But if George W Bush executed just one U.S. citizen, hell yeah that would be a much bigger news story. It's not a judgement of whether those 15 were "worth less" than the one American.

 

[GordoDeCentral]

I completely sympathize with where you're coming from, Curr. I used to think more of your way. But you're also acting a bit naive about what defines "news".

Body counts aren't the only way to measure a tragedy (I give enough crap to people who use body counts as a dick-measuring stick to "brag" about whether their genocide was worse). And body counts are not entirely a way to measure news either.

"News" is just that -- the "new" part. Unfortunately we don't hear about 15 people getting blown up in Iraq because it's such a routine occurrence that it technically does not fall high on the "news" category. People getting blown up at an internationally-renowned sporting event is.

To put this another way, if Saddam Hussein executed 15 of his citizens, that would not be news. But if George W Bush executed just one U.S. citizen, hell yeah that would be a much bigger news story. It's not a judgement of whether those 15 were "worth less" than the one American.

they are worth much less as a matter of fact