Dr. Dodger wrote: » ..and I think this should be closed.
funloving wrote: » Israel is "protected" by the USA..this conflict between Isreal and Palestine is much more complicated than it seems and the roots of this conflict are deep.
funloving wrote: » I can't believe you wrote this for real.. I care...and I feel for those losing their loved ones every day,for those children not having food,a shelter or any parents or relatives left.. Some things are beyond our control and so what? Do you feel bad only for what happens within your backgarden?
SEPT 23 1989 wrote: » the state of Israel has the right to defend itself from Islamic terrorists i think everyone in the West would agree with this
Dr. Dodger wrote: » I think this thread should be closed and deleted. This is something available all over the world including Israel & Palestine not to mention Ireland where I'm sure some people have family and friend connections with the area. The lack of compassion and the ignorance being shown is shocking. It's an absolute disgrace, please delete this rubbish.
funloving wrote: » maybe you should get more informed...Israel isn't DEFENDING itself..
efla wrote: » I wasnt talking specifically about Israel/Gaza. Of course I care, hold off on the heated comments if you dont have anything more than a line of text to judge My comment referred to the general trend toward emotive headlines and dramatization in media websites, which his post directly addressed. The content, presentation and theme of stories is beyond his control, and my point was he shouldnt feel bad about viewer fatigue given how mainstream media manages to make a spectacle of everything, thereby removing impact and any sense of urgency/place/significance in serious issues such as Israel/Gaza
Dr. Dodger wrote: » I'm just saying maybe this is not the place to be condemning the deaths of women & children in their hundreds iin Gaza...
funloving wrote: » I "judged" a line of a text because that's the only thing you wrote...as simple as that! I said the conflict there is more complicated than what it seems because there are political and economical reasons explaining why the USA stands for Israel too ps:everybody is allowed to think whatever they want
Dr. Dodger wrote: » I just THINK that this thread is letting down boards in general. I'm not saying you're all not entitled to your opinion, I'm just saying maybe this is not the place to be condemning the deaths of women & children in their hundreds iin Gaza... I hope the rest of the world isn't as heartless if something terrible happens on this side of Europe.
efla wrote: » And rightly so Your average news article cant possibly grasp the complexity of the conflict, but that is not the point - the original question spoke directly to presentation
The Mighty Ken wrote: » How many of the people that 'care' have actually done anything to show support for the Palestinian people? Whether it be doing relief work in the region or even marching in solidarity in Dublin. I'm guessing a very, very, very small percentage. Most of you people don't care. You just get emotive on message boards and then you go about your normal, daily life and only really 'care' again when the subject arises and you get to be armchair warriors for a few more mins.
funloving wrote: » this thread is making me think about how some people are anaesthetized to the death now Everyday millions of people die of war,starvation etc and it's nothing shocking to us anymore...we are so used to hearing these figures...yeah,because these are only figures in our minds... How sad!!!
funloving wrote: » ...what a intuition!
Dudess wrote: » +1 I DO get bothered by it, in fact it pisses me off greatly. Israel apologists really piss me off - yes, Hamas are terrorist fanatics and ordinary Israeli people are living in fear... but how can anyone justify Israel's repression of the Palestinians? Same time though, if any of us REALLY cared, we'd be out there helping the Palestinians - like Caoimhe Butterly http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caoimhe_Butterly or the late Rachel Corrie http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rachel_Corrie.
mike65 wrote: » Do people care or even know about whats happening in Congo or Zimbabwe? Far greater humanitarian disasters (esp DR Congo) and yet largely off the media map.
Steve.Pseudonym wrote: » No, some people just don't care about people far away who have nothing to do with them or their lives. I don't think that's unreasonable or immoral.
danindublin wrote: » For years every time I go to RTE.ie or BBC news as well as all tv news headlines, always the first story is related to something in the near Middle East and the Israel issue. Now I know the news teams are stuck to write about anything that isn't recession or celebrity based but . . . does anyone really care? It always annoys me that I have to scroll past these stories as if they are just in the way! I honestly would believe that they've been showing the same news footage over and over again on tv for years as it always looks the exact same! Now am I just a heartless so-and-so or are there others like me other there? Have I missed something here?I should point out that I'm not a heartless b*****d and I know there's a humanitarian story here but . . .
ntlbell wrote: » So bothered by it and greatly pissed off but not enough to do anything so you don't _really_ care at all tbh
toiletduck wrote: » But it's not fashionable to get uppity about that.
Dudess wrote: » Eh... precisely. That's EXACTLY what I said. You fail at trying to start an argument...
CK.1 wrote: » I am amazed at how heartless Irish people are considering our history. Maybe you are too young to have seen it with your own eyes and don't listen to your history lessons in school???? Also since moving to another country last year my eyes have been opened to how ignorant and closed minded many Irish people really are.
