I support women and children - Period. They are always the invisible victims of war; now we see them (until censored) and people cry. But they will be forgotten amidst men's more pressing concerns - until conveniently dredged up to make some political statement. The women's and children's actual lives - and deaths - are thus reduced to talking points. Rinse and repeat.
It is inexplicable to me that this atrocity has produced both derision and even so-called ‘humour’ in some quarters, and that even the BBC has quibbled about using the word terrorists to describe Hamas. Shock and disgust just about covers it. Thank you for your reactions to the horrors and the shameful ways it has been covered and reacted to by too many of our news outlets.
Well said. Having previously demonstrated in support of Palestine I am no longer doing so until they get rid of Hamas. They were supposedly voted in by Palestinians but I wont support Palestine again until they are gone. I also think there is a fundamental difference between dropping bombs, where the perpetrators dont actually see the human damage, and the rape murder and torture in the face of terrified victims, enjoying the bloodlust and power of life and death. Hideous.
I support women and children - Period. They are always the invisible victims of war; now we see them (until censored) and people cry. But they will be forgotten amidst men's more pressing concerns - until conveniently dredged up to make some political statement. The women's and children's actual lives - and deaths - are thus reduced to talking points. Rinse and repeat.
It is inexplicable to me that this atrocity has produced both derision and even so-called ‘humour’ in some quarters, and that even the BBC has quibbled about using the word terrorists to describe Hamas. Shock and disgust just about covers it. Thank you for your reactions to the horrors and the shameful ways it has been covered and reacted to by too many of our news outlets.
Well said. Having previously demonstrated in support of Palestine I am no longer doing so until they get rid of Hamas. They were supposedly voted in by Palestinians but I wont support Palestine again until they are gone. I also think there is a fundamental difference between dropping bombs, where the perpetrators dont actually see the human damage, and the rape murder and torture in the face of terrified victims, enjoying the bloodlust and power of life and death. Hideous.