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Originally Posted by Dowly
Doesn't this just send a message to the ordinary folks living where Daesh have influence, that only western lives matter?
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lets be honest,
Western lives generally matter more to westerners, eastern lives generally matter more to easterners etc. People are marginally more concerned with what effects their region, or their group or their 'tribe'. This applies on what ever scale you like,
E.g you would care more about the misfortune of a family member than that of some random person in your town. and you would care more about a bad event in your town than one in the next town.
Does that make you seem prejudiced? probably, but so what? Everyone is the same on this.
I think they (those in the Daesh effected regions) more or less understand that perfectly well because, they are no different to us. I'm pretty sure the national news in Syria wont priorities stories about some serial rapist in Wales, or some civil unrest in Uganda. People there just wont care so much about what happens in geographically far away location they have no meaningful connection with.
its a natural human impulse.
Though i understand its a perceived as a abit of a sin within progressive circles (when it comes to nationality or race). but i honestly think that's partly just down to the gig of them wanting to appear more virtuous, empathetic and ANTI-racist than the average Joe.
On the flip side, its as unrealistic as - in the aftermath of a western terrorist attack - people demanding to see the same level of outrage from the Middle east, and of course you wont see it. It doesn't mean the majority don't condemn it, (hell they are victims of it more often than we are) it just means they don't care so much because it simply didn't happen in their neck of the woods.