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| quote: | Originally posted by Lilith
I'll be quite simple then.
There are thousands of kids around the world that get roped into wars, religious fueds and civil infighting around the world beyond their means to resist, argue or reason with.
Because theyre kids
They have no choice, they can't fight back, they more often than not get killed and the only time someone seems to care is when they can collect a few political brownie points to the cause.
And it's disgusting
These kids are apolitical, innocent and have no choice, they are neither volanteers, educated or capable of being pro/no anything and as such shouldnt be used as a political prop of any kind, living or dead. One child who's parents support one thing is not of any more value than the child who's parents support the diametric opposite, I am really loathe to see that you would be digging around using their deaths in this manner because it's little better than the warmongers around the world who would draft them into their miltiias for much the same reasons and ultimately caring little for how their lives end or are twisted for their aims. |
I'm a little ripped at the moment, so hopefully this will be somewhat coherent.
It's still not exactly clear to me how you're making that correlation between criticizing Israeli policy when it's a perfectly legitimate example. So speaking out about it's somehow manipulative and disrespecting their memory? I fail to see how that's the case. I think ignoring and dismissing it may more likely suit that categorization to be honest.
| quote: | Originally posted by Lilith
Something as empowered grown ups capable of looking after ourselves we forget along the way of how utterly defenceless we where as children.
If you find a few $ spare or time to help.
http://www.amnesty.org/
They are neither political, religious and will help stop human rights abuses anywhere like kids getting killed in their parents wars, your backyard or somewhere else and they do good work regardless of who it is thats being abused. |
Been there, done that, though not terribly often. Except it wasn't Amnesty, but local charities in Austin and one other international organization who's name I can't recall since I'd never heard of it before.
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"The Greatest enemy of knowledge is not ignorance, it is the illusion of knowledge." -Stephen Hawking
"First they came for the communists, and I did not speak out— because I was not a communist;
Then they came for the socialists, and I did not speak out— because I was not a socialist;
Then they came for the trade unionists, and I did not speak out— because I was not a trade unionist;
Then they came for the Jews, and I did not speak out— because I was not a Jew;
Then they came for me— and there was no one left to speak out for me." -Martin Niemöller
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