Putting Last Week's Events in Perspective
The Virigina Tech incident last week was certainly sad. Many innocent people were killed by someone who was clearly mentally unstable.
At the same time, however, there was a car explosion in the middle of a market in Iraq that killed over 150 people. That didn't seem to make the news as much that day. What about all the other killings that happen in Iraq on a daily/weekly basis? The media don't make as big of a stink about those either. No one seems to care.
As sad as the VT killings are, I think the country needs to put in perspective what else is going on in the world. Why aren't we more concerned with the unrest in Iraq that we basically brought upon the country? Or what about the people in third world countries who die of infectious diseases for which we have cures or vaccines?
I myself am of course guilty in completely being wrapped up in my own world, and I probably could do more in the service of others, whether to protest the war or gather supplies to send to those who need it more. Still, the events of last week have at least put into perspective for me how centrist Americans can be. At least I have an appreciation of that. Hopefully this realization will inspire me, and anyone else who came to the same realization after last week's events, to be a little less selfish and a little more active.
At the same time, however, there was a car explosion in the middle of a market in Iraq that killed over 150 people. That didn't seem to make the news as much that day. What about all the other killings that happen in Iraq on a daily/weekly basis? The media don't make as big of a stink about those either. No one seems to care.
As sad as the VT killings are, I think the country needs to put in perspective what else is going on in the world. Why aren't we more concerned with the unrest in Iraq that we basically brought upon the country? Or what about the people in third world countries who die of infectious diseases for which we have cures or vaccines?
I myself am of course guilty in completely being wrapped up in my own world, and I probably could do more in the service of others, whether to protest the war or gather supplies to send to those who need it more. Still, the events of last week have at least put into perspective for me how centrist Americans can be. At least I have an appreciation of that. Hopefully this realization will inspire me, and anyone else who came to the same realization after last week's events, to be a little less selfish and a little more active.
posted by Christina at 10:41 AM
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